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How much tension acts in angled slings?

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Match the diagram conditions, then follow the example inputs and results. Change numerical values in the calculator.

1. Match the diagram to your question

How much tension acts in angled slings?

Two symmetric sling legs support the load. Angle θ is measured from vertical.

Blue marks inputs; orange marks outputs. These diagrams explain the fixed example below; dimensions and deformation are not drawn to physical scale.

2. Example inputs

Total lifted mass m
What goes here?

This is mass, including fixtures or loads that move with it where required. Kilograms describe mass; newtons describe force.

100 kg
Effective equally loaded legs n
What goes here?

Choose the option matching your mechanism and diagram. A different model can change required inputs and applicable results.

2 legs
Angle θ measured from vertical
What goes here?

Match the field symbol to the diagram and check dimensions, specifications or operating conditions. Replace example numbers with your actual conditions.

30 °
Comparison load multiplier k
What goes here?

A comparison multiplier applied to the stated load or moment.

Examples are not code safety factors. Specify a factor for the actual equipment, load and applicable requirements; it does not by itself account for impact or uneven loading.

Choose values for actual contact, lubrication, temperature and other conditions. These initial values are examples.

1
Working-load force for one leg, for comparison
What goes here?

This is the stress comparison criterion. Yield stress differs from allowable stress; match material condition, use and safety factor.

1,000 N

These are fixed teaching inputs. Coefficients, properties and comparison limits are not recommendations. Enter your conditions in the calculator.

3. Results for this example

Tension T per effective leg
566.187 N
Horizontal component per leg
283.094 N
Fraction of entered working load
56.6187 %

Angles are measured from vertical. Greater angle increases tension and horizontal force. The example uses two symmetric, equally loaded legs.

4. Which formula is used?

T=kmg/(n cosθ); H=T sinθ.

Table units are not always the units required in the formula. The calculator converts selected units to its internal base units before computing.

Assumptions and exclusions

Ideal static symmetric equal sharing. Measure angle from vertical, not horizontal. Verify effective leg count from the equipment, arrangement and CG; four legs do not automatically mean four-way sharing. Eccentricity, hitch reductions, bending, terminations, lifting points, shock, rigging procedure and legal suitability are not assessed.

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