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

10.000 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Anchor point
10125.0 1.875 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
19250.0 3.750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
28375.0 5.625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

37500.0 7.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Left tower
45600.08.722 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.2
53700.0 9.722 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.4
61800.0 10.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.7
69900.0 11.056 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.9
77 1000.011.389 0.0 0.0 0.0 −1.0

851100.011.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 −1.0 Sag point
931200.011.389 0.0 0.0 0.0 −1.0
1011300.011.056 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.9
1091400.010.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.7
1171500.09.722 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.4
1251600.08.722 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.2

1331700.07.500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Right tower
1421825.05.625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
1511950.03.750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
1602075.01.875 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1

1692200.00.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Anchor point