Parametric Study on Responses of a Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge to Sudden Breakage of a Hanger

The girder of self-anchored suspension bridge is subjected to large compression force applied by main cables. So, serious damage of the girder due to breakage of hangers may cause the collapse of the whole bridge. With the time increasing, the hangers may break suddenly for their resistance capaciti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wenliang Qiu, Meng Jiang, Cailiang Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/512120