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    Cable stiffness lateral direction point load

    Hi all, I have a vertical cable of length L that has a pretension T, that is applied a horizontal force at its midpoint. I also know the cross-sectional area A, and I can assume small angle approximations. How can I compute the stiffness in the horizontal direction? I guess I need to have...

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