Cable Replacement in North America
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Bibliographic Details
Author(s): |
Edo Vonk
(VSL International)
Zuming Xia (Structural Technologies) |
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Medium: | conference paper | ||||
Language(s): | English | ||||
Conference: | IABSE Congress: The Evolving Metropolis, New York, NY, USA, 4-6 September 2019 | ||||
Published in: | The Evolving Metropolis | ||||
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Page(s): | 907-913 | ||||
Total no. of pages: | 7 | ||||
DOI: | 10.2749/newyork.2019.0907 | ||||
Abstract: |
Cable replacement projects are highly specialized as the cables are a critical tension member of the structural system of these type of bridges and often, the traffic on the bridge cannot be disrupted during the cable replacement works. The new cables also need to fit within the existing bridges and the detailing needs to be adapted to the existing situation. Experience of the design of cable supported structures, the knowledge of cables, the methods of installation, the design of specialized temporary works and detailing around anchorages needs to be combined. This article will cover the different aspects of cable replacement, the experience of suspension bridges and cable-stayed bridges and will describe two case studies in North America. |
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Keywords: |
bridges bridge construction cable-stayed temporary works cable replacement construction engineering
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