4. Suspension Bridges

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  • Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
  • How do suspension bridges work? Watch this video to learn how these elegant and efficient structures can carry heavy loads. (Note that the Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge at 6:25 is in fact a cable-stayed bridge, not a suspension bridge, and it should have been synchronized with the words spoken at 6:30.) Don't forget to "like" our video!
    To learn more and to see additional models, go to www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/brodlan....
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  • @marksmithwas12
    @marksmithwas12 5 років тому +1306

    I feel like these videos are preparation for people wanting to play the Bridge Constructor games

    • @timothyholman4301
      @timothyholman4301 5 років тому +74

      Marksmithwas12 thats why im watching them...i always did triangles...but now i have the power of knowledge on my side...i still wont get far tho

    • @stevx007
      @stevx007 4 роки тому +62

      yes polybridge hahaha

    • @HyTricksyy
      @HyTricksyy 4 роки тому +36

      I'm taking notes for poly bridge, ngl

    • @Jack-tu5zf
      @Jack-tu5zf 4 роки тому +19

      This is really useful for polybridge

    • @overinfinity0206
      @overinfinity0206 4 роки тому +17

      PolyBridge 2

  • @parwes540
    @parwes540 4 роки тому +583

    Having watched so much Aliensrock polybridge that this gets recommended to me

    • @DylanJHewitsonBevis
      @DylanJHewitsonBevis 4 роки тому +15

      me

    • @konekoray9323
      @konekoray9323 4 роки тому +39

      Same. I still to this day get irked by his under-utilization of tension systems, even in situations where they would work well and for super cheap. But instead of a simple tension system to evenly distribute the loads, he just brute forces it with his "muscles".

    • @letroll8954
      @letroll8954 4 роки тому +74

      @@konekoray9323 the legendary quint muscle is peak design

    • @TomasTots
      @TomasTots 4 роки тому

      Same

    • @louispalko691
      @louispalko691 4 роки тому

      Lol yup

  • @Dumbassfish63
    @Dumbassfish63 4 роки тому +325

    Polybridge players: **Quick quick, Write that down, Write that down**

  • @leonardoquispe6178
    @leonardoquispe6178 4 роки тому +346

    Is this a poly bridge tutorial? :)

  • @giovannicorbarigasparini5352
    @giovannicorbarigasparini5352 4 роки тому +196

    Not even here can I escape from the Tacoma Bridge example.

    • @sethhu20
      @sethhu20 4 роки тому +17

      isn't that caused by resonance, mainly?

    • @kosskrit
      @kosskrit 4 роки тому +7

      @@sethhu20 Exactly what I wanted to point out. It was caused by wind, which hit too thick sides of the bridge deck in a way, that it caused bridge to resonate at its natural frequency.

    • @vusimahlobo5378
      @vusimahlobo5378 4 роки тому

      I think the video spoke about flexing

  • @andremoreau8390
    @andremoreau8390 5 років тому +202

    Told me exactly what I wanted to know.

    • @AsiccAP
      @AsiccAP 4 роки тому +9

      nah use falling roads

  • @TheEgg185
    @TheEgg185 5 років тому +983

    I have nothing of importance to contribute to this discussion.

    • @Chernosjk
      @Chernosjk 5 років тому +20

      You're not alone

    • @chatter2765
      @chatter2765 5 років тому +28

      Exactly. But hey, we're here to learn. Let the teachers talk.

    • @webgpu
      @webgpu 5 років тому +6

      i am firmly inclined to agree with you based on the lack of my knowledge about this subject.

    • @DanteYewToob
      @DanteYewToob 5 років тому +3

      I have no witty retort, silly meme, or reference from the video to respond with.
      This timestamp references nothing; 0:00 enjoy. Or dont.

    • @RexGalilae
      @RexGalilae 5 років тому +2

      The chick in the video is fine tho

  • @empanada65
    @empanada65 5 років тому +220

    Bridges are hammocks. Got it

    • @jimmyawesome2338
      @jimmyawesome2338 3 роки тому +2

      engineering is just a giant siesta

    • @eugeneschulte4950
      @eugeneschulte4950 3 роки тому +3

      No. The bridge is NOT the hammock. The hammocks are like the suspension support cables. Its the support cables that hold up the roadway or THE BRIDGE.

  • @anil4015
    @anil4015 3 роки тому +11

    Thank you for explaining in very simple terms. I appreciate the engineers who make it possible.

  • @popularairtravel2905
    @popularairtravel2905 3 роки тому +2

    Great video, friend! There are times when nothing better illuminates your path than a burning bridge. Enjoy your travels and good mood!

  • @hartfordboothe7466
    @hartfordboothe7466 2 роки тому +3

    This is a neat video which gives the basic principals of suspension bridges well, I feel. I am building a private pedestrian bridge and some *basic* information helps me place/understand the more complex information I need to digest to be able to design it well. Thanks for the time and effort to put this together.

  • @armandmatossian2081
    @armandmatossian2081 4 роки тому +10

    This is fantastic content. I'm so happy I found this channel. Excellent animations.

  • @renzluislomugdang1315
    @renzluislomugdang1315 4 роки тому +27

    Someday, i will have my own suspension bridge design that will be iconic in the world. 😁🔥

  • @denizucer578
    @denizucer578 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing for free. Very valuable content.

  • @daved3494
    @daved3494 3 роки тому

    Brilliant, and fascinating, as usual. Thank you.

  • @sarqramirez4375
    @sarqramirez4375 Рік тому

    Thank you for explaining in very simple words.

  • @N1CKSKILL
    @N1CKSKILL 5 років тому +26

    Play PollyBridge. Awesome little bridge engineering game. Great videos!

    • @mineman2142
      @mineman2142 5 років тому +2

      i was just thinking "wouldnt it be awesome to see them play polybridge

    • @yoavmor9002
      @yoavmor9002 5 років тому

      Pollybridge is more than engineering.
      It's about being resourceful and thinking using wacky solutions to solve problems.

    • @OneDirection2V
      @OneDirection2V 4 роки тому

      hahaha please tell me this is a joke

    • @incognitoburrito6020
      @incognitoburrito6020 4 роки тому +1

      @@OneDirection2V What?

  • @bufuhl1869
    @bufuhl1869 4 роки тому +37

    now i'm gonna be a poly bridge pro, thanks

  • @TheSpringRain-yi8vx
    @TheSpringRain-yi8vx 4 роки тому +4

    This channel is amazing, two thumbs up for u a special work❣

  • @user-th3ib9nt4b
    @user-th3ib9nt4b 4 місяці тому

    Am so happy for seeing this video
    These video is like preparation for people wanting to play the bridge construction
    Fantastic

  • @AbhishekYadav-ci3ht
    @AbhishekYadav-ci3ht 3 роки тому

    Amazing ❤️
    I never Saw such amazing explanation

  • @axel_x8954
    @axel_x8954 5 років тому +28

    First time that i saw 25 abril bridge instead of golden gate bridge as an example 😊👍👍

  • @hannayapelekai1628
    @hannayapelekai1628 4 роки тому

    Well done! Very nice video to fall asleep to, thank you

  • @thakursaab4050
    @thakursaab4050 10 місяців тому

    fantastic content, exactly what i wanted to learn

  • @serpentry2780
    @serpentry2780 4 роки тому

    Nice video me and my son learned a lot thank you!

  • @puppzogg
    @puppzogg 3 роки тому

    these videos are just simply intuitive

  • @user-wh2tn2yh7c
    @user-wh2tn2yh7c 4 місяці тому

    It's a beautiful site to behold

  • @shannons1886
    @shannons1886 5 років тому +3

    This was amazing! I learned so much, so quickly!

  • @Oscarandu
    @Oscarandu 4 роки тому

    This video makes me want to know more about geometria and maths, and THAT is a big deal
    Amazing

  • @user-sz4dm6te5d
    @user-sz4dm6te5d 4 роки тому +1

    Весьма познавательно, благодарю!

  • @akbarpratama2500
    @akbarpratama2500 Рік тому +1

    Thanks, Inca civilization. You have showed us the sustainable suspension bridge!

  • @SwissTrippin
    @SwissTrippin 5 років тому +3

    Great simplification for architects. We need more of these videos.

    • @Supermario0727
      @Supermario0727 5 років тому

      Architects don't know these things.

    • @freakazoid4691
      @freakazoid4691 5 років тому +1

      @@Supermario0727 Architects know surprisingly little to be honest.

  • @soumitrovyapari8522
    @soumitrovyapari8522 5 років тому +2

    Thank you Sir and Mam for this educational video.
    Hope the series of videos continue !

  • @Alex-fp2gw
    @Alex-fp2gw 4 роки тому +7

    Really nice work. Though i am unsure that the Tacoma Narrows bridge collapsed because of the flexbility of its components (it may just be a simplification) but rather because the components, that were very solid, had a resonnance frequence that matched that of the wind at the time it broke. This causes the vibrations to increase violently passinf through the bridge, causing the collapse. Usually, engineers select materials with resonnace frequences far away from the ones the building might encounter in nature (wether for sismic waves, of even wind...)

    • @frankfronczak4469
      @frankfronczak4469 Рік тому +4

      It appears to be a common misconception (or grossly oversimplification) that the " frequency" of the wind was the same as a resonant frequency of the Takoma Narrows bridge and that this led to the bridge's failure. The actual cause of the failure was somewhat more complex and due to aeroelastic instability. A relatively constant velocity wind caused the bridge deck to deflect (both laterally as well as, more importantly, torsionally). This twisting generated aerodynamic lift caused by the "angle of attack" of the bridge deck changing. This lift caused further torsional deflection further increasing the angle of attack, thus generating even more lift. Eventually the angle of attack reached the point where aerodynamic stall occurred, resulting in a loss of aerodynamic lift and thus causing the deck to move down towards its equilibrium/neutral position. However, because of inertia, it moves past its neutral position, and continues downward resulting in a negative angle of attack, and the resulting generation of a downward aerodynamic force on the deck of the bridge. This twisting can be clearly seen in the video. As the negative angle of attack increases, it once again reaches its stall point, and the downward aerodynamic force is lost. The forces due to the elasticity of the bridge structure now pull the deck back up to its equilibrium position and the process goes on and on. So, a steady wind that can exert sufficient lateral force (with consequent twisting and consequent lifting (positive or negative) force) so that the stall angle of attack is reached is what caused the bridge vibration amplitude to reach sufficient levels that caused it to structurally fail.
      This is a somewhat simplified explanation of how the (relatively steady) wind caused the bridge failure.

  • @MathWars
    @MathWars Рік тому

    Excellent explanation. Thanks a lot

  • @atulimakvana1092
    @atulimakvana1092 Рік тому

    Very nice video with better content. Thank you for uploading,...

  • @wassunoor8678
    @wassunoor8678 5 років тому +1

    This was an amazing lecture. Keep em coming

  • @lucasgrigoriu6406
    @lucasgrigoriu6406 4 роки тому +137

    plays poly bridge once

  • @alim7532
    @alim7532 3 роки тому

    this was a juicy video for me as a first year building engineer

  • @OneDirection2V
    @OneDirection2V 4 роки тому

    ive been wondering about this for quite a long time

  • @arsalanarya
    @arsalanarya 3 роки тому

    It was awesome. Thanks.

  • @jaikiratsingh4379
    @jaikiratsingh4379 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the video ❤️

  • @Raffleseducationcorp
    @Raffleseducationcorp 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for making this video 👍👍👍

  • @donfrancis1246
    @donfrancis1246 5 років тому +1

    Thank you for this amazing video

  • @makara6192
    @makara6192 5 років тому

    Best channel. Great job guys

  • @MarkeziProducer
    @MarkeziProducer 4 роки тому

    amazing video.

  • @armadillito
    @armadillito 5 років тому +45

    I think you've given this video the description of the previous.

    • @engineeringmodels
      @engineeringmodels  4 роки тому +15

      Thanks for spotting this oversight. I will correct it today.

    • @knyt0
      @knyt0 4 роки тому +4

      @@engineeringmodels a lil' late

  • @rajeevsorokhaibam1450
    @rajeevsorokhaibam1450 4 роки тому

    i have always needed a practical way of learning and I think i just found it. Thank You for this and we hope you continue to do so .

  • @jenandamra7869
    @jenandamra7869 5 років тому

    Thanks for making civil engineering and structural systems much more understandable as an architect

    • @MDP1702
      @MDP1702 5 років тому

      @@_blank-_
      No, no. He's going to "renovate" it.

  • @fooxik70
    @fooxik70 4 роки тому +2

    i love that poly bridge tutorial

  • @xhabaftiadvan68
    @xhabaftiadvan68 5 років тому

    Keep doing this good job

  • @FranciscoSilva-vb3bj
    @FranciscoSilva-vb3bj 4 роки тому

    Cool!! A PolyBridges tutorial!!!!

  • @JustAPersonWhoComments
    @JustAPersonWhoComments 2 роки тому

    A suspension bridge carries vertical loads through curved cables in tension. These loads are transferred both to the towers, which carry them by vertical compression to the ground, and to the anchorages, which must resist the inward and sometimes vertical pull of the cables.

  • @jimmywu2296
    @jimmywu2296 5 років тому +2

    Great video with great explanation!
    Thank you for uploading!

  • @michaelggriffiths
    @michaelggriffiths 2 роки тому

    Brilliant!

  • @silverseven5283
    @silverseven5283 5 років тому +9

    Love it! I enjoyed your videos! I Subbed you! You are very clear, easy to understand, super informative, and the explanation are not intimidating to beginner like me. Please please please keep up the good work!!!

  • @matiasfernandez8083
    @matiasfernandez8083 4 роки тому

    Awesome video! i just dont understand where the horizontal force is coming from is the vertical force y already supporting the whole weight of the bridge. I thought the weight was distributed between the two forces...

  • @qistinaaneesarastam6727
    @qistinaaneesarastam6727 5 років тому +1

    thank you for the enlightenment !

  • @RobertLock1978
    @RobertLock1978 5 років тому

    Nice channel.... thanks for uploading these.

  • @HeroValios
    @HeroValios 4 роки тому +1

    Correct me if I'm wrong - but wasn't the Tacoma bridge AKA Galloping Gurdy like that as a result of the exact opposite issue you described? If memory serves, it galloped and eventually broke not because the materials they used were too flexible, but because they were too rigid, causing the wind whipping past to resonate into enormous waves of energy forcing themselves through components that ordinarily shouldn't have give - thus leading to the eventual structural collapse. Admittedly, it's been some time since I reviewed that material.

  • @bradzepfan
    @bradzepfan 5 років тому +2

    very very well done sirs! can one purchase those bridge models anywhere?

  • @aaronharding3695
    @aaronharding3695 4 роки тому

    my only question is that when you introduce the suspenders, do you not change the tension on the main cables? doesn't this distort the whole model? like how one suspender could be tenser than it's neighbouring suspender?

  • @PeterSodhi
    @PeterSodhi 3 роки тому

    Magnificent

  • @civilengineer5064
    @civilengineer5064 4 роки тому +1

    I appreciate you work! That's really a great content keep it up!

  • @shibanjandutta3213
    @shibanjandutta3213 5 років тому +14

    Please do make such a video for cantilever bridges also

  • @somedude6833
    @somedude6833 3 роки тому +1

    arent they good too because tension is carried equally in the ropes/cables?

  • @MasterCivilEngineering
    @MasterCivilEngineering 3 роки тому +1

    Step by step video solutions of civil engineering questions

  • @user-pr9dt9fe7h
    @user-pr9dt9fe7h 2 роки тому

    very good videos

  • @chandarprakashgangawat3168
    @chandarprakashgangawat3168 3 роки тому

    Nice video sir .

  • @danko6582
    @danko6582 Рік тому

    I like the intuitive approach to teaching.

  • @radiationpony8449
    @radiationpony8449 3 роки тому

    how are you figuring the vector angle since cables aren't straight and instead follow hyperbolic curves

  • @Natte_Voeg
    @Natte_Voeg 5 років тому +90

    6:23 the Arthur Ravenel bridge is a cable-stayed bridge.... not a suspension bridge... the transmission of force is very different.

    • @minhtrido969
      @minhtrido969 5 років тому +44

      Half volle yoghurt He’s talking about the invention of other cable bridge after the suspension one, but thanks for pointed it out

    • @riksaboi9792
      @riksaboi9792 4 роки тому +7

      Ok NERDS

    • @alexeysaranchev6118
      @alexeysaranchev6118 4 роки тому +9

      @@riksaboi9792 That's a very weird YT channel to call anyone nerds on.

    • @floatingturd3510
      @floatingturd3510 4 роки тому +2

      The bridge is being SUSPENDED by cables, so it is a suspension bridge, but I prefer to give it my own name. Arthur Ravenel states in chapter two off his book, guide to suspension.

    • @turkeybowlwinkle4440
      @turkeybowlwinkle4440 3 роки тому

      I noticed that too. A cable-stayed bridge is not a suspension bridge.

  • @mato9684
    @mato9684 5 років тому

    Very enlightening video, thanks

  • @tutstorial8474
    @tutstorial8474 3 роки тому

    do you have a video deriving the eqns / formulas used to analyse suspension bridges? 😁

  • @user-mj3ej6ze7d
    @user-mj3ej6ze7d 9 місяців тому

    Thank you ❤❤❤

  • @thermatdavis2300
    @thermatdavis2300 9 місяців тому

    Where can I get these materials used to build the suspension bridge? I need them for my project

  • @mako1448mako
    @mako1448mako 4 роки тому

    is the horizontal force from the tension created from the torque from gravity?

  • @simulationmedia2770
    @simulationmedia2770 5 років тому

    good job

  • @kulaklan5452
    @kulaklan5452 3 роки тому

    This really helped me because I am supposed to make a bridge for my school project

  • @dillmon1
    @dillmon1 4 роки тому +1

    The video only mentions the total horizontal and vertical component at each end of the cable. The video should also mention that along the length of the cable the horizontal component of the force is constant, and the vertical component changes according to the delta of the angle.

  • @xxbondsxx
    @xxbondsxx 5 років тому

    This channel is great!!

  • @SystemBD
    @SystemBD 5 років тому +1

    These engineering videos are great. No _suspension_ of disbelief is required.

  • @jakethesnake6783
    @jakethesnake6783 4 роки тому +1

    Polybridge 3 looks great

  • @igorbonaparte5414
    @igorbonaparte5414 3 роки тому

    What
    materials do you use for the model?

  • @Xautraisuydet
    @Xautraisuydet 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @krishnakadiyam2864
    @krishnakadiyam2864 3 роки тому

    How to get these materials to make models ?

  • @maulikbhimani8550
    @maulikbhimani8550 4 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @theotherside931
    @theotherside931 5 років тому

    *This is educational. Thanks.*

  • @danstankay7429
    @danstankay7429 5 років тому

    Nice video. Great work. Cool explanation, very composed and well deatailed.
    Btw am a Engineering student if my lecturer stopped stoning, he would sound like you and I would be in the best college :)

  • @educationworldmini9833
    @educationworldmini9833 3 роки тому

    ## nice one ##

  • @nottyler9824
    @nottyler9824 3 роки тому

    Where can I get one of those models?

  • @SadBoy-xg2qb
    @SadBoy-xg2qb 2 роки тому

    Nice

  • @babarbashagopavaram3458
    @babarbashagopavaram3458 5 років тому

    Really perfect for the amateur people interested in these kinds. Good work team

  • @devoliukas7108
    @devoliukas7108 3 роки тому

    This is so much better than physics class

  • @zacharyrocks1
    @zacharyrocks1 5 років тому +1

    The narrows bridge did not fail as a result of deck flexibility. It was due to vibrational resonance between the deck and wind. Due to the construction of the road, oscillating vortices formed on top of the road, causing the vibrations.

    • @nickhenman7549
      @nickhenman7549 5 років тому +3

      True, but the reason why those oscillations formed was because of the flexibility of the bridges design. If the bridge had a different flexibility spectrum, the those wind induced oscillation wouldn’t have been able to resonate with the bridges limits.

  • @syedrafiqkazim448
    @syedrafiqkazim448 4 роки тому

    If you were to talk about the Tacoma Bridge I think it would fit in a video about resonance and resonant frequency better.

  • @Noeman2009
    @Noeman2009 5 років тому

    One suspension bridge (710 m) in Kutai Kertanegara Indonesia collapse during maintenance in 2011. Human error is the primary cause of the collapse during 10 years maintenance program. Now the suspension bridge is replaced with arch bridge with the same span.

  • @EvanNagao
    @EvanNagao 4 роки тому

    Sick, now I can build cool shit in poly bridge

  • @woodencart3662
    @woodencart3662 4 роки тому +9

    Ah yes, I love poly bridge

  • @dineshbasnet7288
    @dineshbasnet7288 5 років тому

    very interesting sir, Now I hope I can make suspension bridge and I hope I can put it on observation event of my school.