Question

The various points in the cable is facing a ____________ tensile force.

(a) Constant

(b) Variable

(c) Insufficient

(d) Non

The question was asked during an interview.

I want to ask this question from Cables in section Internal Forces of Engineering Mechanics

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) Constant

The explanation is: The various points in the cables are facing constant forces. The forces are tensile forces. This is because as the cables are subjected to loadings the loads tends to stretch the cables in the direction parallel to its round area region. Thus the points face tensile forces which are parallel to the cable length.