The USGT Method for Suspender Tensioning of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges

Table 2

Suspender force at each tensioning stage (unit: kN).

Suspender numbers		Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
55	160	418.75	837.50	1256.25	1675.00
56	161	404.22	808.44	1212.66	1616.88
57	162	391.09	782.18	1173.27	1564.36
58	163	391.22	782.44	1173.66	1564.88
59	164	391.84	783.68	1175.52	1567.36
60	165	392.50	785.00	1177.5	1570.00
61	166	393.39	786.78	1180.17	1573.56
62	167	396.14	792.28	1188.42	1584.56
63	168	410.94	821.88	1232.82	1643.76
64	169	934.96	1869.92	2804.88	3739.84
65	170	980.48	1960.96	2941.44	3921.92
66	171	433.24	866.48	1299.72	1732.96
67	172	416.82	833.64	1250.46	1667.28
68	173	413.67	827.34	1241.01	1654.68
69	174	412.48	824.96	1237.44	1649.92
70	175	411.50	823.00	1234.50	1646.00
71	176	410.58	821.16	1231.74	1642.32
72	177	409.72	819.44	1229.16	1638.88
73	178	408.93	817.86	1226.79	1635.72
74	179	408.21	816.42	1224.63	1632.84
75	180	407.55	815.10	1222.65	1630.20
76	181	406.95	813.90	1220.85	1627.80
85	190	407.66	815.32	1222.98	1630.64
86	191	408.33	816.66	1224.99	1633.32
87	192	409.06	818.12	1227.18	1636.24
88	193	409.85	819.70	1229.55	1639.40
89	194	410.71	821.42	1232.13	1642.84
90	195	411.63	823.26	1234.89	1646.52
91	196	412.60	825.2	1237.80	1650.40
92	197	413.68	827.36	1241.04	1654.72
93	198	416.29	832.58	1248.87	1665.16
94	199	430.91	861.82	1292.73	1723.64
95	200	974.77	1949.54	2924.31	3899.08
96	201	934.96	1869.92	2804.88	3739.84
97	202	410.94	821.88	1232.82	1643.76
98	203	396.14	792.28	1188.42	1584.56
99	204	393.39	786.78	1180.17	1573.56
100	205	392.50	785.00	1177.50	1570.00
101	206	391.84	783.68	1175.52	1567.36
102	207	391.22	782.44	1173.66	1564.88
103	208	391.09	782.18	1173.27	1564.36
104	209	404.22	808.44	1212.66	1616.88
105	210	418.75	837.50	1256.25	1675.00