MEC - Forces on a suspension bridge

Suspension bridges consist of sagging suspension cables to which a walkway or roadway is attached. They are used to span long distances.

• measurement of the support forces on a suspension bridge under different loads
• flexible roadway can be stiffened with metal rods
• display of the angle of application of the force directly on the suspension cable
• automatic identification and exact position detection of the loads on the roadway by means of a binary code (Gray code)
• setup of the entire experiment arrangement in the mounting frame
• click system for simple, fast experimental setup without cabling
• support for the bridge serves as a setup aid and for taring the weights
• additional loads available as accessories
• display of measured values and visual representation of the forces in the software
• software via USB under Windows 11
• digital multimedia teaching material online: E–Learning course, worksheets