Ratings ========= .. csv-table:: ":math:`A` ", "area of the straight section of the cable." ":math:`E` ", "Young's module." ":math:`F` ", "vector of the internal forces of the element." ":math:`{F}_{n}` ", "internal force at the :math:`n` node." ":math:`H` ", "horizontal component of tension [:ref:`§An1 <§An1>`]." ":math:`{I}_{3}` ", "3rd order unit matrix." ":math:`K` ", "element stiffness matrix." ":math:`l` ", "current length of the element." ":math:`{l}_{0}` ", "length at rest." ":math:`{l}_{i}` ", "initial length." ":math:`{l}_{1}` "," :math:`\overrightarrow{{N}_{3}{N}_{1}}`" ":math:`{l}_{1}` ", "Euclidean norm of :math:`{l}_{1}`" ":math:`{l}_{2}` "," :math:`\overrightarrow{{N}_{3}{N}_{2}}`" ":math:`{l}_{2}` ", "Euclidean norm of :math:`{l}_{2}`." ":math:`N` ", "current voltage of the cable constituting the element." ":math:`{N}_{i}` ", "initial voltage (pretension)." ":math:`S` ", "cable span arrow [:ref:`§An1 <§An1>`]." ":math:`s` ", "length of a span [:ref:`§An1 <§An1>`]." ":math:`T` ", "current temperature." ":math:`{T}_{i}` ", "initial temperature." ":math:`u` ", "vector-displacement of the nodes in relation to the initial position." ":math:`{u}_{n}` ", "moving the :math:`n` node from its initial position." ":math:`w` ", "weight per unit length." ":math:`{x}_{n}` ", "vector-position of node :math:`n` in initial configuration." ":math:`\alpha` ", "thermal expansion coefficient." ":math:`\varepsilon` ", "current deformation compared to the initial configuration."