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http://dx.doi.org/10.5000/EESK.2007.11.3.001

Back Analysis Technique for the Estimation of Tension Force on Hanger Cables  

Kim, Nam-Sik (부산대학교 공과대학 사회환경시스템공학부)
Park, Dong-Uk (부산대학교 공과대학 토목공학과)
Park, Yong-Myung (부산대학교 공과대학 사회환경시스템공학부)
Cheung, Jin-Hwan (부산대학교 공과대학 사회환경시스템공학부)
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Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea / v.11, no.3, 2007 , pp. 1-10 More about this Journal
Abstract
In general, the tension forces of hanger cable in suspension bridges play an important role in evaluating the bridge conditions. The vibration method, as a conventional one, has been widely applied to estimate the tension forces by using the measured frequencies on hanger cables. However, the vibration method is not applicable to short hanger cables because the fiequencies of short cables are severely sensitive to flexural rigidity. Thus, in this study, the tension forces of short hanger cables, of which the length is shorter than 10 meters, were estimated through back analysis of the cable fiequencies measured from Gwang-An suspension bridge in Korea. Direct approach to back analysis is adopted using the univariate method among the direct search methods as an optimization technique. The univariate method is able to search the optimal tension forces without regard to the initial ones and has a rapid convergence rate. To verify the feasibility of back analysis, the results from back analysis and vibration method are compared with the design tension forces. From the comparison, it can be inferred that back analysis results are more reasonable agreement with the design tension forces of short hanger cable. Therefore, it is concluded that back analysis applied in this study is an appropriate tool for estimating tension forces of short hanger cables.
Keywords
Back Analysis; Direct Search Method; Hanger Cable; Tension Force; Suspension Bridge; Vibration method;
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