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Motorcycle Suspension Stiffness

Thread starter HSNIC
Start date Apr 11, 2007

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Apr 11, 2007

HSNIC

Structural

I am analyzing the effects from vehicles, and vice versa, on a multispan bridge deck that has been plagued by long term creep. As a result, the deck has taken the shape of a sinusoidal wave. One of the vehicles is a 600# motorcycle and rider system. What would be a good k value (#/in) for them?