A nonlinear equation for a suspension bridge is shown to have travelling wave solutions by explicit calculation. The shape and speed of the waves is plotted.MSC codes35Q20Keywordsnonlinearbeam equationsuspension bridgetravelling wave
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McKenna et al. (1990) studied this question.
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