Research Article

Passive Control System for Mitigation of Longitudinal Buffeting Responses of a Six-Tower Cable-Stayed Bridge

Table 5

Statistical results for the criteria reduction factors ~.

Criteria reduction factorMaximum (%)Minimum (%)Average (%)

of tower number 1−0.29−245.89−31.25
of tower number 257.0115.8642.62
of tower number 3−0.03−169.32−16.07
of tower number 18.93−40.183.90
of tower number 257.887.6332.48
of tower number 328.63−2.9014.07
of tower number 17.71−7.142.56
of tower number 218.201.047.01
of tower number 323.901.288.72
in the middle of girder span between towers number 1 and number 213.43−4.166.32
in the middle of girder span between towers number 2 and number 321.741.2111.89
in the middle of girder span between towers number 3 and number 424.131.2112.49