THE EVOLUTION OF GERMAN CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES - AN OVERALL SURVEY
CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES DESIGNED OR BUILT IN GERMANY ARE REVIEWED. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMANY, SINCE 1950, HAVE BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY THE ALMOST EXCLUSIVE USE OF LOCKED- COIL CABLES FOR THE STAYS. VARIOUS CABLE ARRANGEMENTS ARE SUMMARIZED IN A TABLE. THE ATTACHMENTS OF THE CABLES - OR GROUPS OF CABLES COMBINED IN LARGER UNITS - TO THE TOWERS MAY EITHER BE FIXED OR MOVABLE BEARINGS. IN THE LATTER CASE THESE TAKE THE FORM OF APPROPRIATE HINGES AND/OR ROLLER DEVICES. A TABLE PRESENTS A SURVEY OF GERMAN CABLE-STAYED HIGHWAY BRIDGES, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE STAY SYSTEM EMPLOYED. THE EFFECT OF WIND ACTION AND OF OSCILLATIONS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY. THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE CABLE-STAYED GIRDER PRESENTS NO UNUSUAL PROBLEMS. DESIGN CALCULATIONS CALL FOR THE APPLICATION OF APPROPRIATE METHODS OR MODERN ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS ON ACCOUNT OF THE COOPERATION WITH THE DECK STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF BEAM GRILLAGES AND MEMBERS HAVING A HIGH TORSIONAL RIGIDITY.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 4, No 3, PP 113-122, 2 FIG, 7 TAB, 22 REF
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Authors:
- Feige, A
- Publication Date: 1967-7
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aerodynamic force; Cables; Cantilevers; Computers; Girder bridges; Highway bridges; Hinges; Oscillation; Reviews; Structural design; Surveys; Wind
- Uncontrolled Terms: Wind load
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00208356
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 16 1994 12:00AM