Research Article
Simplified Analytical Method for Optimized Initial Shape Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges and Its Verification
Table 3
Nodal coordinates and displacements at points on the main girder obtained by ULM(G) and ULM(S).
| Node number | (m) G.TCUD [8] | (m) G.TCUD [8] | (mm) ULM(G) [8] | (mm) ULM(G) [8] | (mm) ULM(S) | (mm) ULM(S) | Remarks |
| 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point | 4 | 41.667 | 0.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 83.333 | 1.250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | 125.000 | 1.875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Left tower | 13 | 162.500 | 2.313 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 200.000 | 2.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 237.500 | 2.813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 |
| 22 | 275.000 | 2.875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | Sag point | 25 | 312.500 | 2.813 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 28 | 350.000 | 2.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 387.500 | 2.313 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 34 | 425.000 | 1.875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Right tower | 37 | 466.667 | 1.250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40 | 508.333 | 0.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 43 | 550.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point |
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