The diagram shows view of a suspension bridge.The road is supported by cylindrical steel rods attached to the suspension cables.There are 2 identical cables and sets of rods on each side of the roadway. Each pair of rods effectively supports 5m of road which has a mas per unit length of 2 x 103 kg/m.The longest rods are 55m long and have a cross-sectional area of 5 x 10-3 m2. young’s modulus for steel 2 x 1011 Pa Assuming that the limit of proportionality is not exceeded, calculate: The tension in each rod The tensile stress in the longest rods The tensile strain in the longest rods
The diagram shows view of a suspension bridge.The road is supported by cylindrical steel rods attached to the suspension cables.There are 2 identical cables and sets of rods on each side of the roadway. Each pair of rods effectively supports 5m of road which has a mas per unit length of 2 x 103 kg/m.The longest rods are 55m long and have a cross-sectional area of 5 x 10-3 m2. young’s modulus for steel 2 x 1011 Pa Assuming that the limit of proportionality is not exceeded, calculate: The tension in each rod The tensile stress in the longest rods The tensile strain in the longest rods
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The diagram shows view of a suspension bridge.The road is supported by cylindrical steel rods attached to the suspension cables.There are 2 identical cables and sets of rods on each side of the roadway.
Each pair of rods effectively supports 5m of road which has a mas per unit length of 2 x 103 kg/m.The longest rods are 55m long and have a cross-sectional area of 5 x 10-3 m2. young’s modulus for steel 2 x 1011 Pa
- Assuming that the limit of proportionality is not exceeded, calculate:
- The tension in each rod
- The tensile stress in the longest rods
- The tensile strain in the longest rods
- i) what changes will occur in a rod when a lorry goes over the bridge?
- ii) Explain why the rods used in bridges may fail due to metal fatigue.
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cable
Rods,
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Transcribed Image Text:Main suspension
cable
Rods,
Road
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