Simplified Analytical Method for Optimized Initial Shape Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges and Its Verification

Table 6

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
192	125.0	23.589	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
201	250.0	60.410	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1
210	375.0	110.744	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.1	0.0	0.0
170	500.0	175.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Tower saddle
226	600.0	128.592	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	−0.1
234	700.0	90.998	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.4
242	800.0	61.993	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.7
250	900.0	41.400	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.9
258	1000.0	29.094	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	−1.0
266	1100.0	25.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	−1.0	Sag point
274	1200.0	29.094	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.9
282	1300.0	41.400	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	−0.8
290	1400.0	61.993	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.1	−0.6
298	1500.0	90.998	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.1	−0.3
306	1600.0	128.592	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.2	−0.1
177	1700.0	175.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Tower saddle
322	1825.0	110.744	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.1	0.1	0.0
331	1950.0	60.410	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.1	0.1	0.0
340	2075.0	23.589	0.0	0.0	0.0	−0.1	0.0	0.0
169	2200.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Anchor point