Review Article

Closed-Form Formula of the Transverse Dynamic Stiffness of a Shallowly Inclined Taut Cable

Table 1

Basic parameters of the cable.

Modulus of elasticityMoment of inertiaMass per unit length Area

2 × 1011 Pa8.004 × 10−6 m496.85 kg/m1.24 × 10−2 m2

Chord-wise forceLengthRelative location of transverse forceInclined angle

3 × 106 N200 m0.530°