Table 1 Specifications of materials and equipment for the scaled bridge model experiment.
Category | Material | Specification | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
Control mechanism | RC Servo Motor | Torque: 250 N cm; Angle control accuracy: 1.2 degrees | 4 |
Cantilever Arm | Length: 50 mm; Material: Polylactic Acid (PLA), manufactured by 3D printing | 4 | |
PE Tendon | Tensile strength: 500 N | 4 | |
Bridge model | Bridge Deck | Dimensions: 1000 × 180 × 8 mm; Moment of inertia: 7.68 × 103 mm4; Material: Polypropylene (PP), Young’s modulus: 1.3–1.8 GPa | 1 |
Anchor Seat | Dimensions: 180 × 30 × 20 mm; Material: PLA (3D printed); Support type: simply supported | 4 | |
Sensor | Displacement Sensor | Resistive-type displacement sensor | 2 |
Control system | Microcontroller (MCU) | Arduino DUE | 1 |
