why are steel cables preferred to nylon owes in manufacture of supporting cables for suspension bridge?

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why are steel cables preferred to nylon owes in manufacture of supporting cables for suspension bridge?

2007-01-13 23:04:59 · 3 answers · asked by winliya j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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durability over time, and nylon would lose tension faster.

2007-01-13 23:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Nylon streches, steel doesn't, once it is formed the length is fixed, with nylon the more load applied the more the cable will stretch, not a good idea for bridges. ;) H

2007-01-13 23:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Possibly due to the possibility of lightning or someone putting a match under one.

2007-01-13 23:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by Robert A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋