Abstract
We demonstrate that a configuration of a dead-loaded cable network minimizes the potential energy absolutely if and only if the network is in equilibrium, the cable forces are non-negative and the cable stretches belong to domains of convexity of the cable strain energy functions. For convex strain energies, we construct a relaxed energy density that automatically accounts for slackening of the cables.
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