Static analysis and simplified design of suspension bridges having various rigidity of cables

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-371

  Grigorjeva, Tatjana ^a   Juozapaitis, Algirdas ^a   Kamaitis, Zenonas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Design procedures; Displacements; Example of footbridge; FE modeling; Internal forces; Rigid cables; Suspension bridges

Indexed keywords

DESIGN PROCEDURE; DISPLACEMENTS; EXAMPLE OF FOOTBRIDGE; FE MODELING; INTERNAL FORCES; RIGID CABLES;

DESIGN; FOOTBRIDGES; RIGIDITY; SUSPENSION BRIDGES; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

BRIDGE CABLES;

EID: 77958042516     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: 18223605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2010.41     Document Type: Article

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