The cable supports the three loads. Determine the sags Yb and Yd of points B and D. Note that the tension in the cable is maximum where the slope is maximum, as Tcosθ=H. The maximum cable tension occurs at B and the minimum cable tension occurs at C, where dy/dx=θ=0 and Tc=H=1071.81KN.
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0.4m
YB yo 1.4m B C 2.5KN 4KN 2.5KN
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2m
1.5m |1.2m