Cable Definition and 611 Threads

Homework Statement The 2020 kg cable car shown in the figure descends a 200-m-high hill. In addition to its brakes, the cable car controls its speed by pulling an 1850 kg counterweight up the other side of the hill. The rolling friction of both the cable car and the counterweight are...

Is the fibre optic cable cheaper than copper wire for transmission? I believe there is still loses in a fibre optic cable. As the critical angle of glass is 42 degrees, thus about 50% of the signal would be lost. Is that true?

Homework Statement You're riding a cable car from Bogota up to Monser- rate. During your ride there is a small earthquake that sends vertical, transverse waves propagating along the cable. The cable's tension is T, its linear mass den- sity is u, and the wavelength of the wave is...

Homework Statement If the outer conductor of a coaxial cable has radius 3.5 , what should be the radius of the inner conductor so that the inductance per unit length does not exceed 55 per meter? Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution 1.385

Homework Statement A 1010 kg car is held in place by a light cable on a very smooth (frictionless) ramp, as shown in the figure . The cable makes an angle of 31.0 degrees above the surface of the ramp, and the ramp itself rises at 25.0 degrees above the horizontal. Draw a free-body...

Homework Statement An elevator cable breaks when a 798 kg elevator is 28.9 m above a huge spring (k = 8.00 multiplied by 104 N/m) at the bottom of the shaft. (a) Calculate the work done by gravity on the elevator before it hits the spring. I got 226009 which is right (b) Calculate...

Hi and greetings from new member. A problem brought me to these forums and i am hoping someone will be able to explain what is going on here. I am working on this project, for which i need to design a truss/frame to support a load. So i came up with this design (diagram attached)...

Is it possible for TV cable companies to count the households tuned into, say, the Super Bowl or particular commercials?

Homework Statement Using a simulation program I must determine cable length (lambda), area specific conductance (Gm) and internal resistivity of a cell. The program allows you to inject a current (in uA) and change the electrode distance from the centre of the cell. The simulator...

Homework Statement A 500 kg beam is free to pivot about its lower end and is supported by a horizontal cable at its upper end, as shown in the figure. (figure has angle 35 degrees between beam and the wall) Assuming the mass of the beam is uniformly distributed, what is the tension in...

Hello there, I'm wondering if there is any restricting reason why fiber optic cables are not made thicker. Regardless of the practical applications, is there any reason you can't make a fiber optic cable that is only 2m long but 2cm thick (compared to the normal 0.0125 cm thick)? Does width of...

Hi, everybody, I really hope you can help me out with this one. I work for an outdoor facility, and we were just replacing our zip cable. Due to major safty issues, we need to get it at the exact height it used to be at, and that's kind of tough. After a few trial-error sessions, we...

Homework Statement Two 1kg carts and a 500g weight are linked with cables. One of the carts sits on a 15° ramp, while the other is on a horizontal surface. See diagram. Find the tension in the cable linking the two carts. i attached the picture. Homework Equations im not sure, but i think...

Well. I have the image of the question. http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6834/question5.png Question b)ii). I know that the total resistance of the cable is 0 even though the copper itself still has resistance. I just want to know how the combination of the Superconducting filaments...

an 1800kg helicopter with a cable and harness is rescuing an injured snowboarder. the harness and snowboarder have a mass of 78.0kg what is the tension in the cable when the snowboarder is being flown to safety at constant velocity while hanging in the harness? I am completely lost on this...

Homework Statement A sign is supported by a uniform horizontal boom of length 3.00 m and weight 80.0 N. A cable, inclined at an angle of 35 with the boom, is attached at a distance of 2.38 m from the hinge in the wall (see figure below). The weight of the sign is 120 N. What is the tension...

Homework Statement A block, mass m, slides down a frictionless incline making an angle theta with an elevator floor. Find its acceleration relative to the incline when: a) elevator descends at a constant speed b) elevator ascends at a constant speed c) elevator descends with a constant...

I am unsure of how to go about this problem, because whatever I tried wasn't right. So if anyone could help me by going step by step through it, showing all equations and numbers used, and then showing me the answers so I can make sure I get the same thing, I would appreciate it. A uniform...

Homework Statement A ski gondola is connected to the top of a hill by a steel cable of length 580 m and diameter 1.5 cm. As the gondola comes to the end of its run, it bumps into the terminal and sends a wave pulse along the cable. It is observed that it took 19 s for the pulse to travel the...

Homework Statement cable AB is 13m long , and the tension in that cable is 3900N Determine (a) the X,Y and Z components of the Force exerted by cable on the anchor B (B)The angles alpha,beta and gamma defining the direction of the Force http://www14.0zz0.com/2009/11/06/12/666835222.jpg...

Homework Statement •••23 In Figure 7-34, a 0.250 kg block of cheese lies on the floor of a 900 kg elevator cab that is being pulled upward by a cable through distance d1 = 2.40 m and then through distance d2 = 10.5 m. (a) Through d1, if the normal force on the block from the floor has...

Homework Statement There are two collars hanging on a vertical frame made up of two smooth rods (see attached for figure). If the mass of collar A is 8 kg and the mass of collar B is 4 kg, determine the equilibrium angle \alpha and the tension in the cable between the collars. Homework...

Homework Statement An elevator with a small initial upward velocity being raised by a cable. The tension in the cable is constant. Find the magnitude of the tension in the cable. Be certain that the method you are using will be accurate to two significant figures. Acceleration=10 m/s^2...

Homework Statement Compute the cable tension at the midpoint, (L/2), the quarterpoint (L/4), and support for a 1600 foot span with a sag at the midpoint of 100 feet, when the cable is loaded with 10 kips/foot spread uniformly along the horizontal line. Homework Equations The...

Homework Statement An empty elevator of mass 2.7x10 (3) kg is pulled upward by a cable at an acceleration of 1.2 m/s (2) a) What is the tension in the cable? b) What would be the tension in the cable if it was accelerating downward at 1.2 m/s (2)? c) What would be the tension in the...

Hi, I been trying to do this exercise, visually it looks very basic but I just need some guidance, thanks in advance :).Homework Statement Calculate the Force AB in Cable and the angle(theta symbol) for support system shown. Point A pinned and Point B connected as a cable at an angle( not...

Homework Statement hello i have a problem with this question. the cylinder shown in fig1 has a mass of 10 kg. if theta = 45 and the system is in eqlibrium determain the tension in cables ca, cb. Homework Equations all i want is the equations and a guide to the i.e what each...

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Hi all I'd like to heat up a mile of buried copper cable to roughly 100 deg C. The centre core is 80mm dia solid copper with impregnated paper insulation. Maximum spot temp is 150 deg C. I can expose the core at each end and clamp on a heating element. I've got plenty of time =...

Say you have a space elevator 47000 km* long (well past the point where centripetal acceleration cancels out gravity) There is a vehicle traveling up the cable with a pretty high velocity, and instead of braking it just shoots off the top. (assume the counter weight allows this) At the...

dear engineer, how can we calculate the current (I) if we have cable with 25 mm size for 480V? and are there any other parameters we should know to calculate the current. (for plant project purpose)

Homework Statement Determine the tension in the cord if the weight is 90kg The Attempt at a Solution The tension is the same throughout the rope apparently so; ∑Ma=0 = T(2) - (4/5)T(4) - 882.9N(5.5) T= 933.383N... would that be the force in the cable then? i don't have to worry...

Energy stored in a cable?? (A Level CW) Why is the energy stored in a steel cable used for towing gliders so small? And is there an equation that could show this?

Homework Statement An elevator cable can stand a maximum tension of 19000N before breaking. The elevator has a mass of 520 kg, and a maximum acceleration of 2.16 m/s^2. Engineering safety standards require that the cable tension never exceed two-thirds of the breaking tension. How many 65-kg...

Determine the moment created about the support leg at "A" caused by the tension in the cable of 12.3kN. (see attachment for diagram)

Homework Statement An elevator and its load have a combined mass of 2300 kg. Find the tension in the supporting cable when the elevator, originally moving downward at 12 m/s, is brought to rest with constant acceleration in a distance of 50 m. Homework Equations The Attempt at a...

I'm attempting to teach myself some electrostatics, so that I'll be prepared when I head back to school full time. Homework Statement Determine the electric field inside the inner conductor, between the conductors, and outside the conductors of a coaxial cable when the inner conductor is...

Homework Statement The cable to be used for the suspension bridge can safely support a tension of 40 MN.  Calculate the shortest length of the cable that can be used to construct the bridge.  Calculate the corresponding value of h. (Neglect the issue of safety factor). L = 72...

Can anyone tell me what triax cable is good for. As far as I understand it, it is unbalanced so you cannot use it for differential transmission, and I don't understand how there is supposed to be a difference between single and double shielding.

Dear Readers, I am trying to build a Schering bridge to measure capacitance change for my research. I need to reduce the cable (line) capacitance to a minimum. I am using an ac 4V (rms), 250 KHz supply. I tried to use two separate coaxial cables to connect the capacitor plates. The signal...

cand you take the end off of an ethernet cable and put on another cable , it seems like once their crimped on yer done .

Homework Statement A crane consists of a crane arm which is held in place and moved by strong steel cables. The crane arm is a truss structure, which is a rigid framework of quite thin steel beams welded together, forming many triangles. The cables are made of steel and they are not one...

Homework Statement A piece of machinery of weight W is temporarily supported by cables AB, AC, and ADE. Cable ADE is attached to the ring at A, passes over the pulley at D and back through the ring, and is attached to the support at E. Knowing that the tension in cable AB is 300 N, determine...

This question BUGS me I've tried it a whole lot of times, my teacher explained it to me at least 2 times but he came up with the wrong answer. I had a couple class mates explain it but it was an Extremely long/condusing way of doing it. I know the x components are equal so there is no x...

Homework Statement A uniform cable of weight w hangs vertically downward,supported by an upward force of magnitude w at its top end. What is the tension in the cable (a) at its top end; (b) at its bottom end; (c) at its middle? Your answer to each part must include a free- body diagram...

how can a single copper cable carry all the different frequencies and prevent them from interfering with each other and destroying data? (I posted this question in the physics forums because it has to do with waves and frequencies)

Homework Statement If we put a compasd UNDER a cable.. Will that effect on the compass ? I WANT THE ANSWER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

Is it possible to design a cable with properties (Capacitance and Inductance) to reduce the number of components needed for the PI filter? I know I can design a cable to have a specific capacitance and specific inductance, but I am not sure if or how i would get these to work with the pi...

Hi All, I'm trying to come up with a proper method of naming cables in our machine.( we develop vending machines.) Currently I am using the following structure for cable names: Host-Target-cable Type for example: IPC-NAC-D ; which is Industrial PC - Note Acceptor - Data Cable But...

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/165/integrallll.jpg After working it out myself, I have the logarithim part equal to: [ln b - lna] + [ln c - ln b] = [ln b/a + ln c/b] = ln c/a (Not sure about this statement!) I don't understand where the c^2 and ab came from with this integral...