Patent ID: 7124460

Claim:
A civil engineering structure cable, comprising: a set of traction reinforcements; two devices for anchoring the reinforcements in two respective zones of the construction, the reinforcements being spaced apart from one another at the anchoring devices; means for deviating the reinforcements to cause the reinforcements to converge toward a running part of the cable into a substantially parallel bundle more compact than at the anchoring devices; and at least one guide member in closely set contact around the set of reinforcements in the portion of the cable where the reinforcements converge toward the running part, said guide member having an inner surface presenting a cross section adapted to a peripheral shape of the parallel bundle and a longitudinal section having a convex curvature whereby, over the length of the guide member, said convex curvature allows angular deflections of the reinforcements up to an angle substantially greater than and at least double a maximum angle of convergence of the reinforcements between the anchoring device and the running part of the cable.