Cable-Stayed Bridges: 40 Years of Experience Worldwide

PREFACE INTRODUCTION Design fundamentals Design guidelines THE DEVELOPMENT OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES Predecessor bridges Cable-stayed bridges with steel deck Cable-stayed bridges with composite deck Cable-stayed bridges with composite deck Special cases ROPES AND CABLES Locked coil ropes Parallel bar cables Parallel wire cables Parallel strand cables Corrosion protection Manufacturing Supervision Cable anchorages Cable dimensioning Dynamic behavior of cables Cable assembly and erection PRELIMINARY DESIGN Analysis of equivalent systems Analysis of overall structural systems Dynamic behavior of bridges Protection against ship collision Calculation examples ERECTION Examples Analysis BUILT EXAMPLES Precast concrete decks: Pasco-Kennewick Bridge, East Huntington Bridge CIP cable-stayed concrete bridge: Helgeland Bridge Steel cable-stayed bridge: Strelasund Bridge Composite cable-stayed bridge: Baytown Bridge Bridges with hybrid decks: Normandy Bridge Series of cable-stayed bridges: Millau Viaduct, Rion-Antirion Bridge PROSPECT LISTS Bridges References Photo credits APPENDIX - 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN BRIDGE ENGINEERING WORLDWIDE Personally Bridges in Germany Cable-Stayed bridges abroad New developments resulting from competition participation Checking of bridges Technical Committees and Working Groups Actual projects Conclusion DVD with LECTURE VIDEOS recorded at the Technical University of Dresden