The classical problem of a cable under axial load has been revisited by Weiguo Wu and Xin Cao: Mechanics model and its equation of wire rope based on elastic thin rod theory, International Journal of Solids and Structures, in press, 9 pages. On line 22 october 2016 at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768316303122 .
Model is applied to a multistrand ccable given in a book by Costello (1990). Axial stiffness results compare very well.
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