MEASUREMENTS OF TENSION IN CABLES: APPLICATION TO THE ADJUSTMENT OF SUSPENSION BRIDGES
MESURE DE LA TENSION DANS LES CABLES - APPLICATION AU REGLAGE DES PONTS SUSPENDUS
The paper deals with the adjustment of the tension in the cables and suspension rods of suspension bridges. A more accurate method than geometric methods has been developed and applied. It consists of weighing the cable by means of a jack fitted with a pressure detector applied to the caps or fixations. It has been used for the measurement of existing tensions and subsequent adjustment of several large suspension bridges.
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Corporate Authors:
Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)
Boulevard Lefebvre 58
Paris Cedex 15, France F-75732 -
Authors:
- Lafuente, R
- Publication Date: 1983-5
Language
- French
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 31-36
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Serial:
- Bulletin de Liaison des Lab des Ponts et Chaussees
- Issue Number: 125
- Publisher: Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chausees (LCPC)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Accuracy; Analysis; Bridge cables; Cables; Highway bridges; Mathematical models; Measurement; Methodology; Rods; Stresses; Suspension bridges; Suspension cables; Tension; Weight measurement
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00384776
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM