Research Article

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

Table 3

Tensioning sequences.

Tensioning stepSuspender numbers

164, 65, 95, 96, 169, 170, 200, 201
263, 66, 94, 97, 168, 171, 199, 202
362, 67, 93, 98, 167, 172, 198, 203
461, 68, 92, 99, 166, 173, 197, 204
560, 69, 91, 100, 165, 174, 196, 205
659, 70, 90, 101, 164, 175, 195, 206, 75, 180, 85, 190
758, 71, 89, 102, 163, 176, 194, 207, 76, 181, 84, 189
857, 72, 88, 103, 162, 177, 193, 208, 77, 182, 83, 188
956, 73, 87, 104, 161, 178, 192, 209, 78, 183, 82, 187
1055, 74, 86, 105, 160, 179, 191, 210, 79, 184, 81, 186
1180, 185