suspension bridge

is it possible to analyse a suspension bridge in staad pro.?

if we can,how can i analyse "PUNALUR SUSPENSION BRIDGE", location -kerala,india 

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  • Hello Seth Guthrie.

    I am having problems modeling and calculating a suspension bridge.

    I hope you can help me solve this problem.
    My problem is presented as follows:

    I am currently modeling a suspension bridge with a span diagram of 125m-400m-125m.

    And, I have referenced how to calculate tension of main cable and hanger cable as instructed in Demo of RM Bridge V8, and I obtained a deflection of 2.2m. I realize that the cable tension at the edge of the cable is negative (meaning that the cable is compressed), I want to ask you if I should adjust the cable hanger's internal force to reflect the working nature of the rope bridge?, Of course, here I adjust the internal force according to the displacement control.

    I look forward to hearing from you.

    Best regards.

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