Static Instability Analysis of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges with Carbon Fiber Composite Cable under Wind Load

Chin-Sheng Kao; Chang-Huan Kou; Xu Xie

doi:10.6180/jase.2006.9.2.02

Static Instability Analysis of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges with Carbon Fiber Composite Cable under Wind Load

Chin-Sheng Kao This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.¹, Chang-Huan Kou² and Xu Xie³

¹Department of Construction, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan 251, R.O.C.
²Department of Civil Engineering, Chunghua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan 300, R.O.C.
³Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China

Received: May 24, 2005
Accepted: October 7, 2005
Publication Date: June 1, 2006

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ABSTRACT

In this paper, a three dimensional analysis is performed to investigate the static instability of long-span cable-stayed bridges due to wind loading. Cables made of carbon fiber composite cable (CFCC) are studied. Nonlinearity due to displacement-dependent wind loading is considered. A 1400- meter cable-stayed bridge model is used to investigate the static behavior of bridges with both steel and CCFC cable. The static instability of the bridges, both after completion as well as under construction, is considered. This study concludes that the static stability of CFCC long-span cable-stayed bridges simulates that of steel cable-stayed bridges. It is also shown that the instability phenomenon occurs when the wind attack angle acting on the girder exceeds 5 degrees.

Keywords: Cable-stayed Bridge, Static Instability, Carbon Fiber Composite Cable

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