# Suspension cables ### Kinds of cables available in the market * Parallel-bar cables * Locked-coil strand cables * Parallel-wire cables * Stranded cables ### Cable arrangement * Flat rectangular disposition * Agglomeration of cables (rectangular, hexagonal) ### Cable protection * Grouting * Coating * Galvanizing ### Wind consideration for the cable design The wind action affects cables and can cause severe damage in the absence of adequate design. ### Design considerations #### Rain wind oscillation #### Wind tunnel testing ## References 1. Design of cable systems for cable suspended bridges by Jean-Pierre Michel Chacar, --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://i.janardhanpulivarthi.com/bridge-engineering/suspension-cables.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.