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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.</doi>
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<article-title>A RATIONAL METHOD FOR COMPUTATION<br/>
OF CABLE STRUCTURES</article-title>
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<author>THANG BA PHUNG<sup>1</sup> and LAI TUONG NGUYEN<sup>2</sup></author>

<aff><sup>1</sup>
Dept of Bridge Engineering, University of Transport Technology, Vietnam<br/>
<sup>2</sup>Institute of Techniques for Special Engineering, LeQuyDon Technical University, Vietnam</aff>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Cable structures are widely used in practical construction due to its advantages of light
weight, high strength which allow to build large span structures with nice view. The
classical theory cable formulated from force balance equation of single cable, that is
nonlinear; therefore, to determine displacement, deformation and tension forces of the
cable we need to provide cable dip or horizontal tension force and use iteration
calculation. This paper presents a new method for computation of flexible cable
subjected to different loading pattern including concentrated force, distributed forces,
pretension force, temperature variation. By application of the Gaussian Extreme
Principle method, which developed by Prof. Drs. Ha Huy Cuong, to formulate and
solve nonlinear equation system of cable structures, which ensured forces balancing as
well as continuity of displacements and deformations of cable structures. This method
allows for simultaneous determination of displacement, deformation and tension forces
of cable structure without any other additional hypothesis, which is different from
present cable theory. Numerical examples with simple, flexible cables subjected to
different loadings have indicated the simplicity, accuracy and stability of the proposed
method.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Nonlinear analysis, Gaussian extreme principle, Virtual displacement,
Large displacement.</p>
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