Example 7: A suspension bridge uses a long cable connected between pairs of towers to support the bridge deck. The main span of a bridge is 472 m and the height of each tower is 111 m. The cable is approximated by a parabola, so that the bridge deck passes through the vertex of the parabola and the bridge deck is placed halfway up the supporting towers.

Example 7: A suspension bridge uses a long cable connected between pairs of towers to support the bridge deck. The main span of a bridge is 472 m and the height of each tower is 111 m. The cable is approximated by a parabola, so that the bridge deck passes through the vertex of the parabola and the bridge deck is placed halfway up the supporting towers.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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