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This bench-mounted apparatus is used to investigate the structure under a wide range of load conditions.

One of a range of experiment modules that fi t to the Structures platform this product helps students to understand how loads affect tension in the suspension cable supporting the ‘deck’ of a suspension bridge. Students add loads to the deck held by the suspension cable between two supports. A load cell in the left-hand support measures the cable tension.

The apparatus is equally suitable for student experiments or demonstrations. Model consists of a three-hinged deck suspended by ties from a light cable.