Research on loads and performance of Guangyuan mountainous pedestrian suspension bridges

Author

Chang-jun, Zhao ; Dai-ping, Chen ; Xiao, Qin ; Chang-sheng, Zhao

Author_Institution

Zhejiang Provincial Inst. of Commun. Planning, Design & Res., Hangzhou, China

fYear

2011

fDate

22-24 April 2011

Firstpage

2510

Lastpage

2513

Abstract

This paper introduces the conditions of design loads and service performance of pedestrian suspension bridges at home and abroad, carries on detailed investigations and analysis of twenty mountainous villages´ pedestrian suspension bridges in Guangyuan City of Sichuan Province, discusses design load standard value and load combinations, deflection-span ratio, dynamic characteristics etc. of the mountainous pedestrian suspension bridges, and puts forward references and suggestions for the design of mountainous villages´ pedestrian suspension bridges.

Keywords

bridges (structures); construction industry; design; structural engineering; Guangyuan mountainous pedestrian suspension bridge; Sichuan Province; deflection span ratio; design load standard value; dynamic characteristics; mountainous villages design; pedestrian suspension bridge; service performance; Bridges; Cities and towns; Road transportation; Shape; Stress; Structural panels; design loads; pedestrian suspension bridges; service performance;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electric Technology and Civil Engineering (ICETCE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lushan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0289-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICETCE.2011.5774261

Filename

5774261