Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges: Selected Papers, 5th International Cable-Supported Bridge Operator's Conference, New York City, 28-29 August, ... in Engineering, Water and Earth Sciences)

Cable-supported bridges are known for their visual elegance, aesthetic appeal and ability to link long spans. The extent of issues of concern associated with these structures is commensurate with their size and vast scale. Significant advances in the technology of assessment, design, construction and maintenance of cable-supported bridges have been achieved in the past few years, due to increasing awareness, collaboration and information exchange.This book contains selected papers on cable-supported bridges as presented at the 5th International Cable-Supported Bridge Operators' Conference, held in New York City on August 28-29, 2006. It includes papers by leading international bridge engineers. Presenting state-of-the-art material, the book is an authoritative account on the developments in the field, this volume forms essential reading to anyone working on cable-supported bridges. Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges . Content: Stonecutters Bridge : designing for operation / Matt Carter & Naeem Hussain -- Second bridge over the Orinoco : design, construction, and operation / K.J. Humpf -- A construction solution for self anchored suspension bridges / Richard A. Lawrie & Haoxiong Huang -- Mitigation and monitoring of cable vibrations for cable stayed bridges / David M. Barrett -- Forth Road Bridge : maintenance challenges / Alastair A.S. Andrew & B.R. Colford -- Inspection and monitoring of cable stayed structures : design, implementation, and performance / Gilles Hovhanessian, John Stieb -- Repainting of Seto-Ohashi Bridge for increase of durability / Koji Kawaguchi, Yukio Nagao, Takeshi Sugimoto -- Instrumentation and monitoring of critical structural elements unique to suspension bridges / Gilles Hovhanessian & Eric Laurent -- Non-destructive testing of suspender ropes with magnetostriction / Michael S. Higgins -- Wire test results for three suspension bridge cables / Ronald M. Mayrbaurl -- Planning and engineering for the future : capacity increase and cable replacement at the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge / J. Lorentzson [and others] -- Bear Mountain Bridge cable reinforcement / William A. Moreau, Radu Dragan & Peter Sluszka -- Planning and design of Jeokgeum Grand Bridge / Soo Young Park & Myeong Jae Lee, Jae Hong Kim -- Rehabilitation of the lower roadway of the Manhattan Bridge / Henry D. Perahia [and others] -- Forth Road Bridge : first internal inspection, strength evaluation, acoustic monitoring, and dehumidification of the main cables / Barry R. Colford, Charles P.E. Cocksedge -- Prevention of main cable corrosion by dehumidification / Matthew L. Bloomstine & Ove Sørensen -- Electromagnetic inspection of wire ropes : vertical lift bridges / David R. Hall -- Wire rope and strand assemblies in bridge applications / Timothy W. Klein -- Epoxy coated and filled prestressing steel strand cables / Yoshida Shinichi. This volume contains selected papers on cable-supported bridges authored by leading bridge engineering professionals, presenting state-of-the-art material and assuring an authoritative account on the developments in the field. Cable-supported bridges are known for their visual elegance, aesthetic appeal and ability to link long spans. The extent of issues of concern associated with these structures is commensurate with their size and vast scale. Significant advances in the technology of assessment, design, construction and maintenance of cable-supported bridges have been achieved in the past few years, due to increasing awareness, collaboration and information exchange.This book contains selected papers on cable-supported bridges as presented at the 5th International Cable-Supported Bridge Operators' Conference, held in New York City on August 28-29, 2006. It includes papers by leading international bridge engineers. Presenting state-of-the-art material, the book is an authoritative account on the developments in the field, this volume forms essential reading to anyone working on cable-supported bridges. Advances in Cable-Supported Bridges