Question: The largest load the bridge will need to support will be an entire line of Rutgers buses. Rutgers largest buses are the ENC Axess BRT

The largest load the bridge will need to support will be an entire line of Rutgers buses. Rutgers largest buses are the ENC Axess BRT 40. At 40 feet long with two lanes, the bridge will at most ever need to hold the weight of 13 of these buses fully packed. With a bus weight of 32,000lb and a capacity of 43 people averaging 180lb, the 7,740 lb of people add to a total weight of each bus of 39,740 lb. The total load on the bridge would be 516,620 lb. The bridge has a surface area of 8,840 sq feet. This means that the weight on the bridge is distributed at 58.44 lb/ft2.
Bridge design:
The bridge will be designed with a pin connection at one end and a roller at the other
find all forces A-T
The largest load the bridge will need to support

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