Suspension bridges rely on massive wire ropes or cables to support their entire structure. These cables carry the weight of the bridge deck, vehicles, wind loads, and other environmental stresses. Wire rope testing is done to assess the tensile strength, elasticity, tension distribution, and structural integrity of these ropes to ensure the bridge remains safe and operational.
Multiple of Interface’s 2160 High Capacity Column Load Cells are attached directly in-line to a tensioned cable. One end is attached to an custom made anchoring system, and the other end is attached to the cable. The 2160’s measure the reactive compressive forces caused by the cable tension of the bridge. Customer can display, graph, and log results when connected to the INF-USB3 Universal Serial Bus Single Channel PC Interface Module.
Interface’s 2160 High Capacity Column Load Cells integrated into a custom anchoring system with points successfully measured the tension forces of the suspension bridge’s wire ropes.
