Research Article
Simplified Analytical Method for Optimized Initial Shape Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges and Its Verification
Table 2
Nodal coordinates and displacements at points on the main cable obtained by G.TCUD, SAM, and ULMs.
| Node number | (m) G.TCUD [8] | (m) G.TCUD [8] | (mm) ULM(G) [8] | (mm) ULM(G) [8] | (mm) SAM | (mm) SAM | (mm) ULM(S) | (mm) ULM(S) | Remarks |
| 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point | 60 | 41.667 | 11.943 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 63 | 83.333 | 33.245 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| 44 | 125.000 | 64.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tower saddle | 68 | 162.500 | 37.611 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 71 | 200.000 | 18.892 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 74 | 237.500 | 7.716 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 77 | 275.000 | 4.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | Sag point | 80 | 312.500 | 7.716 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 83 | 350.000 | 18.892 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.2 | 86 | 387.500 | 37.611 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| 51 | 425.000 | 64.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Tower saddle | 91 | 466.667 | 33.245 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 94 | 508.333 | 11.943 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 43 | 550.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point |
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