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Can you identify the forces acting on the loaded suspension bridge?
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What natural forces are most dangerous to a suspension bridge?
Earthquakes
You hold an apple over your head Identify all the forces acting on the apple and their reaction forces when you drop the apple identify all the forces acting on it as it falls and the corresponding?
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How would high wind affect the forces acting on a bridge?
it just does. okay?
How does ice affect the forces acting on the bridge?
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How do forces act on truss bridges?
There are many forces acting on a truss bridge compression, tension, and torsion. The truss bridge uses equilateral triangles to spread out the stress of the load on these forces along the hold structure.
When you lift an object up two forces act on it identify these forces?
Lifting force acting upward Weight of the object acting downward Both are equal and opposite to each other
How do you identify balanced forces?
The object the forces are acting on will not move, or will be moving at a constant speed (e.g. not accelerating). This is called being in 'equilibrium'.
Forces that act on a bridge?
Depends on the type of bridge. Suspension bridges, for example, have tension holding them up. All are acted upon by gravity, and to a lesser extent, the force of contact with the wind.
A cat toy is hanging by a string tied to a doorknob Identify two separate forces that are acting on the toy?
Gravity is acting on the toy, and there is also tension in the string that ties the toy to the doorknob.
What tower supports a bridge cable?
In a standard suspension bridge the cables are supported by a Bridge Pylon or series of bridge pylons. The cables are supported upon these pylons and they serve to reduce the tension forces that would be required at the cable anchorages had the cables simply been installed straight across the bridge span.
Does the force of compression act on the Tower Bridge?
Compressive and tensile forces are present in all bridges, and it is the job of engineers to design bridges capable of withstanding these forces without buckling or snapping. Buckling occurs when compressive forces overcome an object's ability to handle compression, and snapping occurs when the tensile forces overcome an object's ability to handle tension. The best way to deal with these forces is to either dissipate them or transfer them. To dissipate force is to spread it out over a greater area, so that no one spot has to bear the brunt of the concentrated force. To transfer force is to move it from an area of weakness to an area of strength, an area designed to handle the force. An arch bridge is a good example of dissipation, while a suspension bridge is a good example of transference. Figures 6 and 7 illustrate tension and compression forces acting on three bridge types.
Why did the galloping gertie collapse?
The bridge was constructed with no thought at all about aerodynamics and the dynamic effects of wind forces. According to bridge historian David P. Billington, at that time among suspension bridge engineers, "there seemed to be almost no recognition that wind created vertical movement at all."
