The cable-supporting scheme is a common choice for supporting the structural skeleton of large industrial buildings, gymnasiums, towers, footbridges, and long-span bridges due to its graceful architectural image and excellent structural performance. With the increase of the span and height of modern engineering structures, the design length and complexity of the cable structure are constantly increasing.

The dynamic problem of cable structure has become the key to structural design, performance monitoring, maintenance, and vibration control. For this reason, it is necessary to study the accurate dynamic behaviour of cable structures and investigate its dynamic response under typical loads. Recently, to meet the demand of precise analysis of modern civil engineering structures, a lot of theoretical analysis and experimental research has been carried out to investigate the linear and nonlinear dynamic behaviour of stay cables or cable structures.

This Special Issue is focused on recent advances in dynamic issues in cable structures. We welcome articles that focus on new dynamic analysis approaches, new optimal design methodologies of cable structures, experimental behaviour of cable dampers, vibration control of cable structures, or, in general, the dynamic response of cable structures under vehicle, wind and seismic loads. In particular, we welcome the proposal of new dynamic analysis methods and new design methodologies aimed to further understand the dynamic behaviour of cable structures, to provide a theoretical basis for improved design and manufacture. Note that original research as well as review articles that describe the current state of the art are also welcome.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Vibration analysis of stay cables or cable-supporting structures
• Cable vibration characteristics and dynamic stability
• Vibration mechanism and control strategies of cable structures
• Health monitoring and damage detecting of cables
• New dynamic analysis and vibration control methods
• Numerical simulation and experimental analysis of cable-dampers
• Structural optimisation of cable structures