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    A cable-stayed bridge consists of a continuous beam supported by one or more towers with cables stretching diagonally between the tower and beam. There are two main types - parallel and radial attachment designs which differ based on how the cables attach to the tower. Building a cable-stayed bridge requires careful mathematical calculations of cable lengths, angles, and points of attachment. The tower experiences compression forces while the cables experience tension as loads move across the bridge. Triangular shapes are used to efficiently transfer these forces.

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    A cable-stayed bridge consists of a continuous beam supported by one or more towers with cables stretching diagonally between the tower and beam. There are two main types - parallel and radial attachment designs which differ based on how the cables attach to the tower. Building a cable-stayed bridge requires careful mathematical calculations of cable lengths, angles, and points of attachment. The tower experiences compression forces while the cables experience tension as loads move across the bridge. Triangular shapes are used to efficiently transfer these forces.

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    A cable-stayed bridge consists of a continuous beam supported by one or more towers with cables stretching diagonally between the tower and beam. There are two main types - parallel and radial attachment designs which differ based on how the cables attach to the tower. Building a cable-stayed bridge requires careful mathematical calculations of cable lengths, angles, and points of attachment. The tower experiences compression forces while the cables experience tension as loads move across the bridge. Triangular shapes are used to efficiently transfer these forces.

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    Bridges Cable Stayed

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    A cable-stayed bridge consists of a continuous beam supported by one or more towers with cables stretching diagonally between the tower and beam. There are two main types - parallel and radial attachment designs which differ based on how the cables attach to the tower. Building a cable-stayed bridge requires careful mathematical calculations of cable lengths, angles, and points of attachment. The tower experiences compression forces while the cables experience tension as loads move across the bridge. Triangular shapes are used to efficiently transfer these forces.

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    Cable-Stayed Bridges

    BOTRE SAGAR SUNIL TECE GUIDE:ATTAL SIR

    What is a Cable-Stayed Bridge?


    A cable-stayed bridge, one of the most modern bridges, consists of a continuous strong beam (girder) with one or more pillars or towers in the middle Cables stretch diagonally between these pillars or towers and the beam
    These cables support the beam

    The cables are anchored in the tower rather than at the end

    Two Major Classes of CableStayed Bridges


    Different based on how the cables are attached to the pillars
    parallel attachment design
    cables are made nearly parallel by having the height of attachment on the pillar be similar to the distance from the pillar along the roadway
    These distances are equal

    Two Major Classes of CableStayed Bridges


    Different based on how the cables are attached to the pillars
    Radial attachment design:
    the cables all connect to or pass over the top of the pillar.

    Building A Cable-Stayed Bridge


    Many things to think about mathematically:
    Horizontal distance from tower to point of attachment Height of point of attachment above bridge level Stretched length of cable Angle between cable and tower

    Experiments to consider:
    Cable needs to be tested to see how its stretch varies with the angle to the vertical
    an experiment to determine how much a length of cable stretches when it supports a mass

    Building A Cable-Stayed Bridge


    The tower of the bridge forms the vertical side of the right triangle
    The distance between the points of attachment of preceding cables on the tower should be equal Likewise, the points of attachment of the cables on the beam of the span should be equidistant.

    You can calculate the length of the remaining cables after the first cable has been installed by applying the proportionality concept or the Pythagorean theorem

    Building A Cable-Stayed Bridge


    When building a cable-stayed bridge, to figure out how long the cables need to be, engineers either use scale drawings or Pythagoras and trigonometry to find the required length of cable for each section and the angle between the cable and the vertical

    Tension and Compression Important!


    The tower is responsible for absorbing and dealing with compression forces Tension occurs along the cable lines This works because a moving load is not applied evenly across the bridge, and as it moves one set or the other of the diagonals will find itself in tension
    Tension

    Compression

    Lets Look at Shapes


    Triangles are one of the shapes used by the attachment of the cables and the beam this shape is used because of its ability to transfer the tension as the moving load goes across the bridge In this bridge, the distance of the cable up the tower is equal to the distance from the tower to connection point on the beam and is a 90 degree angle

    Triangulated bracing between the cables reduces the amplitude of oscillations

    A rectangle is attached at the convergence point of the beam and tower for stability

    Visions of Cable-Stayed Bridges


    Maumee River Bridge, Toledo, OH
    Figg Engineering Group

    Cable Stayed Bridge, Kiev, Ukraine

    credit to http://brantacan.co.uk and to Derek Locke.

    Jackfield Bridge in Coalbrookdale

    Visions of Cable-Stayed Bridges

    Strengths of Cable-Stayed Bridges


    Uses a single support only Well-balanced Cables can be fabricated separately Horizontal loads are contained within the structure
    Ideal for use when the river banks are fragile
    For example if the banks are alluvial mud

    The cables disperse a load across more area easily


    Cables from nodes on tower to road is variant of a triangle

    Greater inherent rigidity of the triangulated cablestayed bridges

    Math - Helping Me Understand My World


    Civil engineers need to use a combination of geometric shapes to build the strongest structures Extremely important for engineers to carry out the technical calculations necessary to plan a bridge project
    If the specifications are not correct, the bridge could collapse

    For medium length spans between 500 and 2,800 feet, cable-stayed is fast becoming the bridge of choice
    Modern looking geometric shapes (eye pleasing as well as necessary for strength) Cost effective

    CASE STUDY
    MILLAU BRIDGE

    THANK YOU!!!

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