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Cjbsurf
Thanks for reading, hopefully I am posting my first question in the correct area of the forum!
I will list as many details as I have in hopes that someone will know how to calculate the amount of sag I will have and tension/force there will be.
I am suspending a 1/8 steel cable horizontally (like a zipline) between two concrete pillars that are 32' across and will sit at 16ft high. I will be hanging stationary objects 16' centered across this 32' cable, the 14 objects weigh 3.5 ounces each so combined they will be just over 3 pounds total hanging from the cable. The cable has a breakstrength of 2,000lbs.
With this information I am in need of finding out how much force or tension I am causing between the two pillars I am suspending the cable from and what the sag in the cable will be. Thanks in advance for any information or help you can offer, it is appreciated!
I will list as many details as I have in hopes that someone will know how to calculate the amount of sag I will have and tension/force there will be.
I am suspending a 1/8 steel cable horizontally (like a zipline) between two concrete pillars that are 32' across and will sit at 16ft high. I will be hanging stationary objects 16' centered across this 32' cable, the 14 objects weigh 3.5 ounces each so combined they will be just over 3 pounds total hanging from the cable. The cable has a breakstrength of 2,000lbs.
With this information I am in need of finding out how much force or tension I am causing between the two pillars I am suspending the cable from and what the sag in the cable will be. Thanks in advance for any information or help you can offer, it is appreciated!