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# 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, <https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/84254/49398523-MIT.pdf>