Thanks everyone for your input. As Geoff13 put it the problem is really a matter of a tradeoff. I can either keep the deflection to a minimum, but then the reaction forces get really high and the anchor fittings have to become very bulky, or I can reduce the reaction loads - in which case the...
Ah this is a very helpful point. Yes, then I can set the deflection to be the maximum allowable at the design load and then calculate the required tension in the cable. Thanks you, I think this will help me get to the answer I am looking for.
Thanks for your response. Yeah I will have an initial tension on the cable (I still need to determine how much tension). The closest edge is about 1.3m from the cable and the operator harnesses are 1m so I have about 300mm to play with before it becomes a fall arrest (which I am hoping to avoid...
Hi All, I am busy designing a horizontal cable fall restraint system which goes around 3 platforms. The geometry of the fall restraint is in the attached picture, which shows a top view of the system. The cable has a diameter of 15 mm. The applied loads are in the horizontal plane and are...
