| contributor author | C.‐M. Wang | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T22:07:36Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T22:07:36Z | |
| date copyright | November 1984 | |
| date issued | 1984 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%290733-9399%281984%29110%3A11%281649%29.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/71853 | |
| description abstract | This paper is concerned with the optimal shape of cables subject to external loads only. Design-dependent loads (e.g. selfweight) are assumed to be negligibly small. Consequently, the cable axis is given by the funicular for the prescribed loads. However, the equilibrium condition still admits an infinite number of solutions, each of which is associated with a different value of horizontal support reaction. Using calculus of variations, a necessary optimality condition for minimum volume (or weight) is derived which eliminates all other possible solutions except for the optimal case. On the basis of this optimality condition, a general procedure is developed to construct the optimal shape of the cables and it is applied to some examples for illustrative purposes. | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Optimal Shape of Cables | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 110 | |
| journal issue | 11 | |
| journal title | Journal of Engineering Mechanics | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1984)110:11(1649) | |
| tree | Journal of Engineering Mechanics:;1984:;Volume ( 110 ):;issue: 011 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext | |
