Something a bit harder this week to keep you all on your toes!
What diameter of steel cable is required such that the mid-span deflection of the timber beam is only 50% of the mid-span deflection of the beam without the cable?
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Congratulations to everyone who tried the question, the correct answer is 5mm. Miss Kaloyana Kostova is our winner this week.
A hand written solution is now in the original post.
Mark