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Cable-Stayed Bridge Load Experiments

This document describes experiments on structural models. It discusses 6 steps of experiments on different tower structures where additional weights were added at each step. The results show the original shape, slight deformation under load limits, steep deformation under redundant loads, and structure failure above load limits. Cross bracing helped stability but slenderness caused failure in Tower 1 and 2. The experiments tested structural behavior under increasing loads.

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Cable-Stayed Bridge Load Experiments

This document describes experiments on structural models. It discusses 6 steps of experiments on different tower structures where additional weights were added at each step. The results show the original shape, slight deformation under load limits, steep deformation under redundant loads, and structure failure above load limits. Cross bracing helped stability but slenderness caused failure in Tower 1 and 2. The experiments tested structural behavior under increasing loads.

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ASSIGNMENT 1

EXPERIMENTS

RESULTS:
Tower 1:failure Due To No Cross Bracing And
Imaginary Centre Of Gravity

Tower 2: Pros -Cross-linked Joints


Cons- Too Slender

RESULTS:
This experiment is based on how in a cable stayed bridge the cables in tension transfer load to
the bridge tower which grounds it to the foundation.

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

NO WEIGHT

ORIGINAL SHAPE

8 PENS

UNDER HOOKES LAW

8 PENS+SCISSORS

SLIGHT DEFORMATION BUT STILL UNDER ELASTIC LIMIT

8 PENS+SCISSORS+CUTTER

PLASTIC LIMIT

NO WEIGHT

PERMANENT DEFORMATION

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

NO WEIGHT

ORIGINAL SHAPE

THREAD ROLL

SLIGHT BENDING

THREAD ROLL+8 PENS

SLIGHT BENDING UNDER LOAD LIMIT

THREAD ROLL+8 PENS+SCISSORS

STEEP BENDING UNDER REDUNDANT LOAD

THREAD ROLL+8 PENS+SCISSORS+CUTTER

ABOVE REDUNDANT LOAD LIMIT

THREAD ROLL+8 PENS+SCISSORS+CUTTER

STRUCTURE FAILURE

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

NO WEIGHT

ORIGINAL SHAPE

8 PENS

SLIGHT DEFORMATION

8 PENS+THREAD ROLL

SLIGHT DEFORMATION UNDER LOAD LIMIT

8 PENS+THREAD ROLL+CUTTER

STEEP DEFORMATION UNDER REDUNDANT LOAD

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

STAPLER

UNDER LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS

SLIGHT BENDING

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER

SLIGHT BENDING UNDER LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+8 PENS

STEEP BENDING UNDER REDUNDANT LOAD

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+8 PENS+THREAD ROLL

ABOVE REDUNDANT LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+8 PENS+THREAD ROLL+PHONE

STRUCTURE FAILURE

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

STAPLER

UNDER LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS

SLIGHT BENDING

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER

SLIGHT BENDING UNDER LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+THREAD ROLL

STEEP BENDING UNDER REDUNDANT LOAD

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+THREAD ROLL+8 PENS

ABOVE REDUNDANT LOAD LIMIT

STAPLER+SCISSORS+CUTTER+THREAD ROLL+8 PENS+PHONE

STRUCTURE FAILURE

STEP

EXPERIMENT/OBSERVATION

INFERENCE

CUTTER

UNDER LOAD LIMIT

CUTTER+SCISSORS

UNDER LOAD LIMIT

CUTTER+SCISSORS+STAPLER

SLIGHT BENDING

CUTTER+SCISSORS+STAPLER+THREAD ROLL

SLIGHT BENDING UNDER LOAD LIMIT

CUTTER+SCISSORS+STAPLER+THREAD ROLL+8 PENS

SLIGHT BENDING UNDER LOAD LIMIT

CUTTER+SCISSORS+STAPLER+THREAD ROLL+8 PENS+PHONE

STEEP BENDING UNDER REDUNDANT LOAD

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