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Hangers & Connections: Alignment, Fatigue & Replacement
Learn how to inspect, maintain, and replace suspension bridge hangers—focusing on alignment, fatigue, corrosion, and safe operations.
About This Course
Hangers are among the most fatigue-sensitive and corrosion-prone components of suspension bridges. This course provides a clear, practical understanding of how hangers work, how they deteriorate, how to inspect them, and how to plan safe replacement operations. Through real examples of good and bad practices, learners explore hanger alignment, tensioning, socket and pin connections, corrosion risks, vibration issues, fatigue mechanisms, and rehabilitation strategies. Ideal for designers, contractors, QA/QC teams, maintenance engineers, procurement specialists, sales teams, and students, this course equips participants to evaluate hanger performance and manage their lifecycle confidently.
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