Engineering Guide CDA3000
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Appendix A  Formula bank
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Pendulum of a suspended load
Figure 8.4 Schematic view of a crane with suspended load
Maximum acceleration: 
a Belt acceleration in m/s²
g Acceleration due to gravity in m/s²
α Angle of deflection of cable in degrees
In most applications the angle α should not exceed a value of 3°. With this
value the result for the acceleration is:
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