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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 29, Number 5, July30 2008 , pages 567-579
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2008.29.5.567
 


Mechanics feasibility of using CFRP cables in super long-span cable-stayed bridges
Xin-Jun Zhang

 
Abstract
    To gain understanding of the applicability of CFRP cables in super long-span cable-stayed bridges, by taking a 1400 m cable-stayed bridge as example, mechanics performance including the static behavior under service load, dynamic behavior, wind stability and seismic behavior of the bridge using either steel or CFRP cables are investigated numerically and compared. The results show that viewed from the aspect of mechanics performance, the use of CFRP cables in super long-span cable-stayed bridges is feasible, and the cross-sectional areas of CFRP cables should be determined by the principle of
equivalent axial stiffness.
 
Key Words
    cable-stayed bridges; CFRP cable; mechanics performance.
 
Address
Xin-Jun Zhang: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
 

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