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The wood pole is supported by two 1/4-in diameter cables under a tension of 60,000 psi each. Using the forces from the cables and a compressive stress limit of 200 psi for wood, the minimum diameter of the pole is calculated to be 5.69 inches.

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The Wood Pole Is Supported by Two Cables of 1 - 4902743524333359356

The wood pole is supported by two 1/4-in diameter cables under a tension of 60,000 psi each. Using the forces from the cables and a compressive stress limit of 200 psi for wood, the minimum diameter of the pole is calculated to be 5.69 inches.

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The wood pole is supported by two cables of 1/4-in. diameter.

The turnbuckles in the


cables are tightened until the stress in the cables reaches 60 000 psi. If the working
compressive stress for wood is 200 psi, determine the smallest permissible diameter of
the pole.

Answer
π 2
Cross-sectional area of cable wire: AC = d
4
Where,

AC =cross sectional areaof cable

1
d=diameter= =0.25
4

π
AC = (0.25)2=0.049
4

Tensile load on cable wire= PC =σ C∗A C

Where, PC =tensile load on cable wire

σ C =working stress∈cable wire=60,000 psi

AC is cross sanctional area of wire=0.049

PC =60000∗0.049=2945.24 lb

Free body diagram:


Determine the load applying on the wood pole using the force equilibrium equation along the
y—axis:

PW =2 PC sin 60

Where,

PW =compressive load on a wood pole .

PW =2∗2945.243∗sin 60

PW =5101.3lb

Smallest permissible diameter of the pole PW =σ W ∗A W

Where,

AW =cross−sectional areaof the wood pole

σ W =working compressive stress for wood =200 psi

So,

200∗π 2
5101.3= dW
4
2
d W =32.488

d W =5.69∈¿

Therefore, the smallest permissible diameter of the pole 5.69 in

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