Investigation of dynamic cable-deck interaction in a physical model of a cable-stayed bridge. Part I: modal analysis
✍ Scribed by Caetano, E.; Cunha, A.; Taylor, C. A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 196 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-8847
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✦ Synopsis
A description of an experimental investigation involving the study of the dynamic interaction between the cables and the deck/towers system in cable-stayed bridges is presented. The work was carried out on a physical model of a cable-stayed bridge (the Jindo Bridge, in South Korea), whose characteristics of sti!ness and mass have been conveniently scaled. Standard modal analysis tests were performed using both an electrodynamic shaker and a shaking table, leading to the creation of a high-quality database, characterizing the dynamic behaviour of the bridge. The study shows the existence of a clear dynamic interaction between the cables and the deck/towers system, associated with the appearance of several groups of mode shapes, at closely spaced frequencies, involving di!erent cable movements, but similar con"gurations of the girder and towers.