Cable Stayed Bridges: From Concept to Performance-based Design [Hardcover]

The evolution of cable-stayed bridge design is described in this book with an emphasis on the significant advancements over the last two decades.

1. History of Stay Cable Systems.  2. Fundamentals of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  3. Stay Cables.  4. Proportions and Sizing of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  5. Evolution of Cable-stayed Bridges in Europe.  6. Advancement of Cable-Stayed Bridges in the US and Canada.  7. Development of Modern Cable-stayed Bridges in China and Japan.  8. Evolution of Cable-Stayed Bridges in Asia and Africa.  9. Experience of Latin America with Cable-stayed Bridges.  10. Analysis, Design and Construction Techniques of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  11. Wind Effects and Aerodynamic Stability.  12. Performance-Based Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  13. Structural Health Monitoring of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  14. Inspection and Maintenance of Cable-Stayed Bridges.  

Cable stayed bridges are seen as the alternative that fills the gap between long span bridges and suspension bridges. During the 1980s, several types of construction of cable stayed bridges such as steel, segmental concrete, composite steel and concrete superstructures emerged in different countries. The great evolution in computational methods, materials, and methods of construction has contributed to the tremendous development in state of the art cable stayed bridges in the past two decades. With spans that exceed one thousand meters, cable stayed bridges are now becoming a substitute for suspension bridges. This book outlines the development in the design of cable stayed bridges. Rigorous methods of analysis are presented. Simplified methods that lead to preliminary estimation of forces in major members for design are discussed. The book first reviews the evolution of this type of bridge, with focus on the lc.