Main Girder Deflection Variations in Cable-Stayed Bridge with Temperature over Various Time Scales

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Name of temperature actions</td><td class="align_center">Values applied in the model (°C)</td><td class="align_center">Calculated values (mm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Temperature rise of the whole structure</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">−1.59</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Temperature difference between cable and girder</td><td class="align_center">0.5</td><td class="align_center">8.99</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Positive temperature gradient of girder</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">28.74</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Positive temperature gradient of pylon</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">0.04</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Calculated values of mid-span deflection under different temperature actions.</div>

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Table 4: Main Girder Deflection Variations in Cable-Stayed Bridge with Temperature over Various Time Scales 