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    Calculating Tension and Sag in a Cable

    Thanks for the input everyone. Sounds like there are a lot of questions concerning the use of double angles and an "aesthetic tension cable"; however, this is the look and feel the architect likes and is happy with. On the analysis side of things, I am heeding the advice of many of you (BA's...
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    Calculating Tension and Sag in a Cable

    I am designing a double angle fence post member that has a tension cable attached to its top. See the attached document for a graphical representation. The tension cable spans the width of a pedestrian pathway and is attached to double angle fence posts on either side of the pathway. The cable...

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