Research Article
The USGT Method for Suspender Tensioning of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges
Table 1
Material and cross-sectional properties of bridge A.
| | Structural member | E (GPa) | G (GPa) | Density ρ (kg/m3) | Area A (m2) | Iyy (m4) | Izz (m4) | Ixx (m4) |
| | Cable | 195 | — | 7850 | 0.092265 | | | | | Suspender | 195 | — | 7850 | 0.021775 | | | | | Stiffening girder | 34.5 | 26.2 | 2600 | 1.929 | 2.1406 | 179.836 | 0.07204 | | Upper part of the tower | 34.5 | 26.2 | 2600 | 10.1598 | 26.7475 | 9.88972 | 25.0849 | | Middle part of the tower | 34.5 | 26.2 | 2600 | 13.9478 | 37.4151 | 26.6208 | 52.8699 | | Lower part of the tower | 34.5 | 26.2 | 2600 | 32.5598 | 418.811 | 129.014 | 326.354 |
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