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Wind and Structures Volume 4, Number 1, February 2001 , pages 45-62 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2001.4.1.045 |
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Unbalaned wind buffeting effects on bridges during double cantilever erection stages |
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Pedro A. Mendes and Fernando A. Branco(Portugal)
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| Abstract | ||
| This paper is focused on the torsional effects that are induced on bridge piers by unbalanced windrnbuffeting on the deck during double cantilever erection stages. The case of decks with variable cross section isrnconsidered in particular as this characteristic is typical of most frame bridges that are built by the cantileverrnmethod. The procedure outlined in the paper is basically an application of the method that Dyrbye and Hansenrn(1996) have illustrated for decks with constant cross section. This format was chosen because it is suitable forrndesign purposes and may easily be implemented in structural codes. As a complement, the correspondence withrnthe format that is adopted in the Canadian code (NBCC 1990) for the gust factor is established, which might bernuseful to bridge designers used to the North-American approach to the gust effects on structures. Onlyrnalongwind turbulence and horizontal movements of the deck are considered. The combination of torsional andrnbending effects is also discussed and it is illustrated with an example of application. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| bridges; alongwind effects; torsion of piers; combined bending and torsion; cantilever erection stages | ||
| Address | ||
| Pedro A. Mendes and Fernando A. Branco, ICIST, Department of Civil Engineering, IST, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1096 Lisbon, Portugal | ||