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EXAMPLE 7-003
CABLE PRESTRESSED CABLE NET PROBLEM DESCRIPTION In this example a prestressed cable net is subjected to a small uniform self-weight and concentrated loads at each cable intersection point. The geometry, properties and loading are as described in Section 4.6.3, Comparison Example 3, Figure 4.17 and Table 4.3 of Tibert, 1999 and are reproduced in the following figure. Twelve cable elements total are used in the SAP2000 model, one for each of the 8 inclined members and one for each of the four horizontal members. The displacement at the cable intersection points under the four point loads is compared with results presented in Tibert, 1999. Note that the cable net is not in equilibrium under its assumed initial configuration. GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING
Assumed initial configuration f = 30 ft 100 ft 3 100 ft 4 f f 1 2 f f

Y X
100 ft 100 ft 100 ft Cable Properties and Loads Cable cross-sectional area = 0.227 in2 Equivalent modulus of elasticity = 12000 kips/in2 Cable self weight = 0.0001 kips/ft Prestressing force in horizontal members = 5.459 kips Prestressing force in inclined members = 5.325 kips Vertical downward load at nodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 = 8.0 kips

100 ft

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TECHNICAL FEATURES OF SAP2000 TESTED Uniform load applied to cable nets Concentrated load applied to cable nets Nonlinear static analysis RESULTS COMPARISON The independent results are those for the elastic catenary shown in Table 4.4 of Tibert, 1999.

Output Parameter at Nodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 X-dir Displacement, ft Y-dir Displacement, ft Z-dir Displacement, ft

SAP2000 -0.1328 -0.1328 -1.4745

Independent -0.1328 -0.1328 -1.4764

Percent Difference 0% 0% -0.1%

COMPUTER FILES: Example 7-003 CONCLUSION The SAP2000 results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

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