Research Article

Traveling Wave Resonance and Simplified Analysis Method for Long-Span Symmetrical Cable-Stayed Bridges under Seismic Traveling Wave Excitation

Table 2

Relationships between the main span, structural natural frequencies, apparent wave velocity, and wavelength.

ModeSurface apparent wave velocity
= 1712 m/s = 1100 m/s = 1000 m/s = 900 m/s
OrderCharacteristic (Hz) (m)/ (m)/ (m)/ (m)/

8Symmetric in longitudinal direction0.4174723950.4521560.50
12Symmetric in longitudinal direction0.5066221710.5019740.55
26Symmetric in longitudinal direction0.7868121760.50