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A task about a chain

ValeryOchkov
24-Ruby IV

A task about a chain

A task:

task-max-chain.png

You can try to solve this task from begin or with help first steps of the solution - see the video http://communities.ptc.com/videos/1549

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OK,

Thats as close as the solvers could get, with a resulting tension of 11.55k in the Cable, which is not too bad for design.

If I iterate around the solution above little by hand, pertty easily I get: L=1931.794m, and a cable tension of 11.005k.

(just to be difficlult, 2000m is a round number, but 6561.68 ft is not)

Inputting the corresponding values into your program, they are in agreement,

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MikeArmstrong
5-Regular Member
(To:ValeryOchkov)

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Mike

Message was edited by: Mike Armstrong

Mike Armstrong wrote:

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Mike

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Sorry, no! We have not onebut two point of the chain fixing on thr horizontal bar!

I think about this task when I see this picture:

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MikeArmstrong
5-Regular Member
(To:ValeryOchkov)

Valery Ochkov wrote:

Mike Armstrong wrote:

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Mike

Message was edited by: Mike Armstrong

Sorry, no! We have not onebut two point of the chain fixing on thr horizontal bar!

I think about this task when I see this picture:

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How about half of 2243m then?

Maybe a little more information is required. When talking about the breaking load of the chain, wouldn't the mode of failure usually be tension. Or are you talking about failure at the connections?

Mike

We must calculate the maximum force of chain tension and if it exceeds 11 kN, the chain must break.

ChainBreak.png

One picture from my old article - http://twt.mpei.ac.ru/ochkov/Bridge/Bridge_eng.htm

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Valary,

hows 2000m sound?

See attached.

Thanks,

Wayne

Wayne Reid wrote:

Valary,

hows 2000m sound?

See attached.

Thanks,

Wayne

Thanks Wayne for the solution!

But sorry Lmax=2000 m is so round

See in attach my function for the chain tension!

OK,

Thats as close as the solvers could get, with a resulting tension of 11.55k in the Cable, which is not too bad for design.

If I iterate around the solution above little by hand, pertty easily I get: L=1931.794m, and a cable tension of 11.005k.

(just to be difficlult, 2000m is a round number, but 6561.68 ft is not)

Inputting the corresponding values into your program, they are in agreement,

Thanks, Valary

By the way, the fist link to your server was to the Russian version, I can barily function in Englilsh. Thanks for the last link.

Best regards,

Wayne

I have a dream to write the article about this task!

Let Wayne do it tigether!

MikeArmstrong
5-Regular Member
(To:wayne)

I knew Wayne would be the member to solve this.

Mike

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