¶ Bridle Calculation
¶ What is It?
A bridle is a lifting setup used to create a suspension point when there is not one. It can also spread the load across several supports which makes lifting heavy loads safer and more balanced.
¶ Inputs Required:
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Load Weight – Total weight of the object being lifted.
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Leg Bridle Length – The length of each sling leg in the bridle.
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Leg Angles – The angle between the sling legs.
¶ Results:
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Tension per Leg – Shows the internal force applied to each leg of the sling.
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Support Reactions – Shows the horizontal and vertical forces in each support .
¶ How to Use
You can input several key parameters by simply clicking on each field and entering the desired value. These parameters include:
- the force value, which represents the total applied force;
- the bridle leg length, which is the length of each individual bridle leg;
- the distance between supports, referring to the horizontal spacing between the support points;
- the bridle height, which indicates the vertical distance from the load point to the support level.
After you enter the values, the system calculates everything automatically and shows the results right away.
When you click on the screen, the information shown will update. At first, you will see basic details like leg length and leg angles. After clicking, the view will change to show more data, including the tension in each leg and the support rections.
Click the Sloping button to change the height of each bridle leg separately. This lets you simulate setups where the legs have different lengths.
