ESTIMATING SUSPENSION CABLE STRENGTH

Rehabilitation projects involving suspension bridges often require accurate estimates of the strength of existing cables. A notable example was determining strengths of the Williamsburg Bridge suspension cables by the firm of Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist and Birdsall (Steinman). This paper describes sampling and analysis methods that produce such estimates.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Perry, R J
• Conference:
  • 1999 New Orleans Structures Congress
  • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Date: 1999-4-18 to 1999-4-21
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 442-447

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Estimating; Strength of materials; Suspension cables
• Identifier Terms: Williamsburg Bridge
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00778262
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784404216
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1999 12:00AM