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because when there is traffic( live load) driving over the bridge it causes the bridge to compress and normall would break but with suspeision cables it takes the load off the road and distributes it through the cables which demonstrate tension

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Q: How the golden gate bridge gets its strength discuss forces like tension compression and torsion?
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