Category: Structural Steel
Self-anchored suspension bridges differ from the type discussed in Arts. 15.16 only in that external anchorages are dispensed with (see Art. 15.3). Unlike the externally anchored type, self-anchored suspension bridges …
Structural analysis of a suspension bridge is that step in the design process whereby, for given structural geometry, materials, and sizes, the moments and shears in stiffening trusses, axial loads in …
The following summary of elementary statics of cables applies to completely flexible and inextensible cables but includes correction for elastic stretch. The formulas derive from the fundamental differential equation of a …
In the past, the method of protecting the main cables of suspension bridges against corrosion was by coating the steel with a red lead paste, wrapping the cables with galvanized, …
Saddles atop towers of suspension bridges may be large steel castings in one piece (Fig. 15.35) or, to reduce weight, partly of weldment (Fig. 15.36). The size of the saddle …
