Ok guys found this link in which a differential equation is given, as part of a question, for the transverse deflection of a cable due to uniform wind loading q (Question number 4)
http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu/mcquizzes/08ode/finite_dif_method.html
Would anyone verify that the...
Ok I have found the following link which talks about the deflection of a cable that under a uniform loading and supported at both ends.
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/apsc/courses/civ214/Lectures/Cables_carrying_uniform_load.html
However, not sure how cable deflection under its own weight...
Ok guys thanks very much for your replies and suggestions so far. Not sure if the linear superposition is acceptable as the problem of cable deflection under own weight and external uniform load would mostly be nonlinear (from common sense anyway).
I am looking for a simple case to start...
Thanks mate. Although the cable has stiffness and could be treated as a cantilever beam it has a long length (60m)...sorry i should have said this before. Hence, I thought I should treat it as a flexible cable as it will be in a slack condition. I think the contact wires for train overhead...
Anyone has come across the problem of a cable deflection (static) under the effects of wind? Iam looking into the problem of the deflection of the electric contact wire of a train (the wire above the train from which it extracts electric energy) under the effects of side winds and I wonder how...