Study of the Bending Stiffness and Cable Characteristics of Tension Components

Abstract:

To study the behavior changing between cable characteristics and beam characteristics, the geometric shape calculation formulae for tension components with bending stiffness are derived from ones with the boundary conditions of two ends hinged, one hinged joint and the other fixed and two ends fixed respectively. Then, using the concept of tension stiffness, the effects of Cable Characteristic Parameter on the geometric shape of tension components are studied. Analyses indicate that with the increase in the value of the Cable Characteristic Parameter, the cable characteristics of components become more obvious. That is, a bar with enormous tension can be calculated as a cable element even if its bending stiffness is large. In structure finite element analysis, more storage space and computing time could be saved as long as components are simplified with cable elements other than beam elements, the simplification should be carried out basing on the Cable Characteristic Parameter. Calculation results on a hollow beam verify that when tension increases, components’ mechanical properties gradually change from beam characteristics to cable characteristics and eventually they tend to be identical with the theoretical calculation of cable structure.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 188)
• Pages: 17-24
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.188.17
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Mao Lin Tang, Ya Guang Du, Rui Li Shen, Kun Yan
• Keywords: Beam Element, Bending Stiffness, Cable Element, Cable Property, Geometric Shape, Suspension Cable, Tension Components, Tension Stiffness

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