Determine the minimum required area of the main cable

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Question: 1. Determine the reactions at the supports, the magnitude of the cable sag at joints B and E, the magnitude of the tension force in each segment of the cable, and the total length of the cable in Figure P6.1.

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2. The cable in Figure P6.2 supports four simply supported girders uniformly loaded with 6 kips/ft.

(a) Determine the minimum required area of the main cable ABCDE if the allowable stress is 60 kips/in.2.

(b) Determine the cable sag at point B.

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