THEORY OF STRUCTURES II

ECE 2215
ASSIGNMENT 1
QUESTION 1
Determine the tension in each segments of the cable shown in the figure below. Relative to A, determine
the sags of points C and D.

QUESTION 2
A suspension cable passes over two towers 80 m apart and carries a load of 5kN/m of span. If the top of
the left-hand tower is 4 m below the top of the right-hand tower and the maximum sag in the cable is 16
m, calculate the maximum tension in cable, also, if the cable passes over saddles on roller on rollers on
the tops of the towers with anchor cable at 45o to the horizontal, calculate the vertical thrust on the right-
hand tower. Also, calculate the tension in the cable at 30 m from the left-hand and right-hand tower.

QUESTION 3
In the arch shown in the figure below, the portion AC has a shape of parabola while CB is straight. The
portion AC carries a uniform horizontally distributed load of intensity 30kN/m, while the portion CB
carries a uniform horizontally distributed load of intensity 18kN/m. Calculate the normal force, shear
force and bending moment at the point D.