That was a really helpful link, esp with such a short description of the problem. Thanks. I wonder if maybe the same string equation could be applied but using FL/AE. Assuming homogeneous elastic material was used for the cable.
Thanks again.
I have been stumped by this problem...
If you have a vertial cable under tension of say 800N and you apply a horizontal tension at its mid point (node A), how can you calculate the horizontal deflection U of node A??
Can't wait to solve this!
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