Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Types</td><td class="align_center">Steel rod</td><td class="align_center">Steel wire rope cable</td><td class="align_center">Steel strand cable</td><td class="align_center">Semiparallel steel tendon</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Elastic modulus (×10<sup>5</sup> MPa)</td><td class="align_center">2.06</td><td class="align_center">1.4</td><td class="align_center">1.95</td><td class="align_center">2.05</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thermal expansion coefficient (×10<sup>−5</sup>/°C)</td><td class="align_center">1.195</td><td class="align_center">1.92</td><td class="align_center">1.38</td><td class="align_center">1.87</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Modulus of elasticity and thermal expansion coefficient of the four types of cables.</div>

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Table 1: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Cable-Supported Barrel Vault Structures with Varying Temperature 