The shape of a suspended cable under its own weight is

Related MCQs

• A horizontal load of 120 kg/mt is to be carried by a cable suspended between supports at same level and 60 mts apart. If the maximum permissible tension is 36,000 kg the required length of cable is
• A cable is supported at A and B, in which B is higher than A. The tension in the cable will be maximum at
• What force is necessary to hold a weight of 100 kg suspended on a rope wrapped 3 times around a post
• A rigid body is suspended vertically at a point and oscillates with a small amplitude under the action of the force of gravity. Such an arrangement is called
• A weight of 4.9 N rests on a rough horizontal floor that has a coefficient of friction of 0.5. If g = 9.8 m/s2, the smallest horizontal force that gives the weight an acceleration of 4m/s2 is most nearly
• If span is 150 mts and sag is 10 ft of a cable carrying a load of 3200 kg per horizontal metre then tension of ends is
• Our weight will be zero under all of the following conditions EXCEPT
• A uniform cylinder of weight W is rolling while slipping on a rough horizontal surface under the influence of a horizontal force. The force of friction between the cylinder and the surface is
• A uniform cylinder of weight W is rolling while slipping on a rough horizontal surface under the influence of a horizontal force. The force of friction between the cylinder and the surface is
• A cannon of barrel length 2 m fires a shell of weight 6 kg with a muzzle velocity of 50 m/sec. The force exerted by the gases on the shell would be approximately