Δευτέρα 14 Οκτωβρίου 2024

Applications of Mathematics: Building Bridges

Suspension bridges are elegant bridges that span distances between $300$ and $2300$ meters. Their flexibility and low deadweight are great for engineering. 
These same qualities are also liabilities. Suspension bridges are actually quite flexible to prevent buckling. This flexibility causes also means these bridges are susceptible to resonance. Resonance is a phonomenon modelled using second-order differential equations.

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