Research Article
Simplified Analytical Method for Optimized Initial Shape Analysis of Self-Anchored Suspension Bridges and Its Verification
Table 7
Nodal coordinates and displacements at points on the main girder obtained by ULM(G) and ULM(S).
| Node number | (m) coordinate | (m) coordinate | (mm) by ULM(G) [8] | (mm) by ULM(G) [8] | (mm) by ULM(S) | (mm) by ULM(S) | Remarks |
| 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point | 10 | 125.0 | 1.875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 19 | 250.0 | 3.750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 28 | 375.0 | 5.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 37 | 500.0 | 7.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Left tower | 45 | 600.0 | 8.722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 53 | 700.0 | 9.722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 61 | 800.0 | 10.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 69 | 900.0 | 11.056 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.9 | 77 |
1000.0 | 11.389 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −1.0 |
| 85 | 1100.0 | 11.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −1.0 | Sag point | 93 | 1200.0 | 11.389 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 101 | 1300.0 | 11.056 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.9 | 109 | 1400.0 | 10.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 117 | 1500.0 | 9.722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 125 | 1600.0 | 8.722 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.2 |
| 133 | 1700.0 | 7.500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Right tower | 142 | 1825.0 | 5.625 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 151 | 1950.0 | 3.750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 160 | 2075.0 | 1.875 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 169 | 2200.0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Anchor point |
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