COMMENTARY ON THE TENTATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CABLE-STAYED BRIDGE STRUCTURES

A commentary to support the Tentative Recommendations for Cable-Stayed Bridge Structures. The material presented is intended to explain and substantiate the information presented in the Recommendations by presenting more detailed information, data, and references for the more salient topics, thus presenting the rationale for the recommendations presented. Topics discussed are plans and drawings, loads and forces, design assumptions, analysis, deflections, cables, saddles and end fittings, fabrication, fatigue, and aerodynamics. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 941-959
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Structural Division
  • Volume: 103
  • Issue Number: ST5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerodynamics; Bridge design; Bridges; Cable stayed bridges; Cables; Deflection; Fabrication; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Loads; Structural design
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165322
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ASCE 12934 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM