Table 5 Coefficients of the practical formula for cable force estimation
From: Cable force estimation of cables with small sag considering inclination angle effect
Boundary | Bending stiffness | a1 | b1 | c1 | a2 | b2 | c2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hinged-Hinged Cable | Large bending stiffness(0 ≤ ξ ≤ 18) | 0.201 | 2.038 | 4.202 | 13.020 | 2.042 | 22.960 |
Medium bending stiffness(18 < ξ ≤ 210) | 0.254 | 2.042 | 4.256 | 336.000 | 2.000 | 338.500 | |
Small bending stiffness(ξ > 210) | 0.258 | 2.045 | 4.256 | 34,040.000 | 2.000 | 32,740.000 | |
Fixed-Fixed Cable | Large bending stiffness(0 ≤ ξ ≤ 18) | 0.067 | 2.031 | 3.590 | 6.028 | 2.000 | 56.100 |
Medium bending stiffness(18 < ξ ≤ 210) | 0.203 | 2.044 | 4.089 | 285.200 | 2.000 | 418.000 | |
Small bending stiffness(ξ > 210) | 0.259 | 2.038 | 4.255 | 34,080.000 | 2.000 | 3340.000 |