Approximate Calculation for Deformation of Multi-Tower Suspension Bridges

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengbo Chai ◽  
Rucheng Xiao ◽  
Xiulan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Approximate Calculation ◽  
Suspension Bridges

Control of Vibrations due to Moving Loads on Suspension Bridges

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zribi ◽  
N. B. Almutairi ◽  
M. Abdel-Rohman
Keyword(s):  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Suspension Bridge ◽  
Lyapunov Theory ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Suspension Bridges ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Moving Loads ◽  
Hydraulic Actuator ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Suspended Cables

The flexibility and low damping of the long span suspended cables in suspension bridges makes them prone to vibrations due to wind and moving loads which affect the dynamic responses of the suspended cables and the bridge deck. This paper investigates the control of vibrations of a suspension bridge due to a vertical load moving on the bridge deck with a constant speed. A vertical cable between the bridge deck and the suspended cables is used to install a hydraulic actuator able to generate an active control force on the bridge deck. Two control schemes are proposed to generate the control force needed to reduce the vertical vibrations in the suspended cables and in the bridge deck. The proposed controllers, whose design is based on Lyapunov theory, guarantee the asymptotic stability of the system. The MATLAB software is used to simulate the performance of the controlled system. The simulation results indicate that the proposed controllers work well. In addition, the performance of the system with the proposed controllers is compared to the performance of the system controlled with a velocity feedback controller.

Probabilistic Estimation of Safety Factors for Suspension Bridges

2004 ◽  
Vol 88 (8) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Elena Dragomirescu ◽  
Toshio Miyata ◽  
Hitoshi Yamada ◽  
Hiroshi Katsuchi
Keyword(s):  
Suspension Bridges ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Probabilistic Estimation

Health monitoring of suspension bridges by global position system

2001 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Liang Xu ◽  
Jingjun Guo ◽  
Jianjing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Global Position System ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Position System ◽  
Suspension Bridges

Approximate Calculation of Pressure Drop in Laminar Flow of Generalized Newtonian Liquid Through Channel of Noncircular Cross Section

1994 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Dolejš ◽  
Ivan Machač ◽  
Petr Doleček
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Laminar Flow ◽  
Numerical Solution ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Approximate Calculation ◽  
Newtonian Liquid ◽  
Straight Channel ◽  
Suggested Procedure ◽  
Noncircular Cross Section ◽  
Calculation Results

The paper presents a modification of the equations of Rabinowitsch-Mooney type for an approximate calculation of pressure drop in laminar flow of generalized Newtonian liquid through a straight channel whose cross section forms a simple continuous area. The suitability of the suggested procedure of calculation of pressure drop is demonstrated by the comparison of calculation results with both the published and original results of numerical solution and experiments.

Suspension Bridges: The Poetics of Relation in Nathaniel Mackey's Splay Anthem

MLN ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (5) ◽  
pp. 1258-1282
Author(s):  
Lucy Alford
Keyword(s):  
Suspension Bridges

scholarly journals The approach of a vortex pair to a plane surface in inviscid fluid

1979 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Saffman
Keyword(s):  
Approximate Calculation ◽  
Plane Surface ◽  
Vortex Pair ◽  
Plane Wall ◽  
Inviscid Fluid ◽  
Viscous Effects ◽  
Axis Ratio ◽  
Local Rate

It is shown that a symmetrical vortex pair consisting of equal and opposite vortices approaching a plane wall at right angles must approach the wall monotonically in the absence of viscous effects. An approximate calculation is carried out for uniform vortices in which the vortices are assumed to be deformed into ellipses whose axis ratio is determined by the local rate of strain according to the results of Moore & Saffman (1971).

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