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Concept Design of Continuous Cable-Arch Bridge
with a Span of 1 000 m Scale
XIE Xiaoli1, MA Biao2, LI Guoping3, QIN Xia1, SUN Zhangjun4, YU Zecheng1,DAI Naxin5
2019, 38(01):
7-13.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-0696.2019.01.02
Based on the idea of unloading arch ribs and no anchorage for suspension bridges, a new bridge structure system — cable-arch composite bridge was proposed,
which was mainly composed of a main arch, a main cable, two main towers, two side arches and a main girder. By choosing appropriate parameters such as vertical-span
ratio, sagittal-span ratio and arch axis to adjust the proportion of arch and cable to share the load of the main span bridge deck, the cable could bear more loads.
Furthermore, the arch rib could be unloaded substantially, which not only reduced its stress level, but also improved its stability; thus, the span of the cable-arch bridge could
surpass the traditional arch bridge. Taking the 1008m span as an example, a conceptual design of cable-arch bridge was carried out, and the strength, stiffness and stability of
the structure were studied by finite element method. The study shows that the cable-arch bridge not only retains the characteristics of high bearing capacity and rigidity of
suspension bridge, but also has certain aesthetic value.
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