A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle

This paper reports a method for strand tension in anchor spans considering rotation. A kind of co-moved coordinate system, a saddle local coordinate system, was set up. This system implemented the rotation of the splay saddle through the rotation of the coordinate system, and all calculations procee...

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Main Authors: Xuejin Huo, Jia Chen, Dongxu Wang, Li Zhu
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-03-01
Series:High-Speed Railway
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949867822000058
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description This paper reports a method for strand tension in anchor spans considering rotation. A kind of co-moved coordinate system, a saddle local coordinate system, was set up. This system implemented the rotation of the splay saddle through the rotation of the coordinate system, and all calculations proceeded in this coordinate system. Considering the rotation of the anchoring surface by the rotation of the local coordinate system of the anchoring surface, the anchorage point coordinates of strands were transformed to the local saddle coordinate system. There was a two-layer iteration adopted in the calculation. In the inner iteration, the cable force at the end of the vertical bend was taken as the variable, and the ordinate of the anchorage point was taken as the target value. In the outer iteration, the vertical tangential angle at the end of the vertical bend was taken as the variable, and the ordinate of the anchorage point was taken as the target value. The method carried out the rotation of the splay saddle and anchor surface and was simple, convenient and without approximation. The effect of rotation was considered precisely; it showed stability during the process of two-layer iteration, powerful adaptation and higher efficiency and had been successfully applied in the construction control of the Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge, the world's first kilometer-level combined highway and railway suspension bridge.
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spelling doaj-art-4a952180953742f3a1d2b4ba078721062025-08-20T02:14:01ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.High-Speed Railway2949-86782023-03-0111566210.1016/j.hspr.2022.11.005A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddleXuejin Huo0Jia Chen1Dongxu Wang2Li Zhu3China Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430101, ChinaChina Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430101, ChinaChina Railway Major Bridge Reconnaissance & Design Institute Co., Ltd., Wuhan 430101, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China; Corresponding author.This paper reports a method for strand tension in anchor spans considering rotation. A kind of co-moved coordinate system, a saddle local coordinate system, was set up. This system implemented the rotation of the splay saddle through the rotation of the coordinate system, and all calculations proceeded in this coordinate system. Considering the rotation of the anchoring surface by the rotation of the local coordinate system of the anchoring surface, the anchorage point coordinates of strands were transformed to the local saddle coordinate system. There was a two-layer iteration adopted in the calculation. In the inner iteration, the cable force at the end of the vertical bend was taken as the variable, and the ordinate of the anchorage point was taken as the target value. In the outer iteration, the vertical tangential angle at the end of the vertical bend was taken as the variable, and the ordinate of the anchorage point was taken as the target value. The method carried out the rotation of the splay saddle and anchor surface and was simple, convenient and without approximation. The effect of rotation was considered precisely; it showed stability during the process of two-layer iteration, powerful adaptation and higher efficiency and had been successfully applied in the construction control of the Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge, the world's first kilometer-level combined highway and railway suspension bridge.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949867822000058Suspension bridgeAnchor spanStrand tensionRotation
spellingShingle Xuejin Huo
Jia Chen
Dongxu Wang
Li Zhu
A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
High-Speed Railway
Suspension bridge
Anchor span
Strand tension
Rotation
title A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
title_full A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
title_fullStr A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
title_full_unstemmed A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
title_short A method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
title_sort method for calculating strand tension in the anchor span of a suspension bridge considering the rotation of a splay saddle
topic Suspension bridge
Anchor span
Strand tension
Rotation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949867822000058
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