Thank you SlideRuleEra for the information. One more question. With the guy going through the pulley and then both parts anchored to the ground, would you call this a one or two part line?
Thank you DCR1. You are consistent with myment, however, I need something in writing to prove it to the others. Do have something. I've checked statics books, mechanics of materials and other civil books. Nothing has any thing that shows what we are saying for the point of the connection. Any...
Thank you for your comments. Just to clarify a couple of things. The pole is a vertical utility pole. It is guided at the top to stabilize the pole. I'm not saying to increase the rated breaking strength, but to increase the load. The guy is actually at a 45 degree angle, however, I was trying...
I'm having a discussion with other people at my company on how much load a continuous wire rope can hold.
Example:
A continuous wire rope is threaded thru a pulley attached to a pole. They are attached at the ground at the same point. For a load of, say 4000#, each leg takes 2000#. The rated...
