Simple Suspension Bridge Experiment
Product Code : EL-SELE-10580
Quick Answer: The Simple Suspension Bridge Experiment is a Structures Test Frame accessory that models a suspension bridge with a rigid deck hung from a parabolic cable running over pulleys at each end, letting students apply loads to the deck with weight hangers while a load cell at the cable’s free end, wired through a signal cable to a Digital Force Display, measures the resulting cable tension.
| An experimental apparatus to investigate a simple suspension bridge structure, and measure the cable tension under various loads. | |
| The experiment hardware fits onto the Structures Test Frame. | |
| The equipment includes a signal cable to connect the load cell to a Digital Force Display. | |
| Students use masses on weight hangers to apply various loads to a rigid deck, joined to a parabolic cable via hangers. | |
| The suspension cable passes over pulleys at each end. | |
| One end is rigidly fixed. | |
| The other end connects to a mechanism bearing on a load cell. | |
| When connected to a Digital Force Display, the load cell measures the cable tension. | |
| The Operation Manual provides details of the equipment including sample experiment results. | |
| The Operation Manual describes how to use the equipment and gives experiment procedures. | |
| Key features | |
|---|---|
| Allows safe and practical experiments into a simple suspension bridge structure | |
| Structures training module for students of mechanical, civil and structural engineering | |
| Realistic and verifiable experiment results | |
| Optional Structures Software package for extra, ‘virtual’ experiments, that simulate and confirm the results from your hardware and allow extended experiments | |
| Optional unit with Structures Software package for automatic data acquisition and virtual experiment. |
For this and other structural engineering lab equipment, schools and colleges can contact Engineering Lab Equipment, a manufacturer, supplier and exporter based in Ambala, India.
Last Updated: September 2026
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