APPARATUS

1. Suspension cable

2. Bridge roadway with centre joint

3. Connecting rods with various lengths

4. Fixed bearing on pulley

5. Weights hanger

6. A set of weights
PROCEDURES

The two suspension cables were hung on the pulleys and the weight hangers were hooked
to them with 5N weight loaded each.

The 12 connecting rods were hung according to their lengths in the rings of the suspension
cable and the short connecting rods were placed in the middle of the arrangement.

The bridge roadway was inserted in the connecting rods where cross ends of the rods sit in
the cross grooves of the roadway.

The bridge roadway was loaded with three 5N-weights where two at the ends and one in
the middle.

Weights with 1 N step was added to the weight hangers at the end of the suspension cable
until the two parts of the bridge roadway become aligned horizontally. This was achieved
when a total of approximately 2 x 7N on each side.