Fourteen years on from its last edition, Cable Supported
Bridges: Concept and Design, Third Edition, has been
significantly updated with new material and brand new imagery
throughout. Since the appearance of the second edition, the focus
on the dynamic response of cable supported bridges has increased,
and this development is recognised with two new chapters, covering
bridge aerodynamics and other dynamic topics such as
pedestrian-induced vibrations and bridge monitoring.
This book concentrates on the synthesis of cable supported
bridges, suspension as well as cable stayed, covering both design
and construction aspects. The emphasis is on the conceptual design
phase where the main features of the bridge will be determined.
Based on comparative analyses with relatively simple mathematical
expressions, the different structural forms are quantified and
preliminary optimization demonstrated. This provides a first
estimate on dimensions of the main load carrying elements to give
in an initial input for mathematical computer models used in the
detailed design phase.
Key features:
* Describes evolution and trends within the design and
construction of cable supported bridges
* Describes the response of structures to dynamic actions that
have attracted growing attention in recent years
* Highlights features of the different structural components and
their interaction in the entire structural system
* Presents simple mathematical expressions to give a first
estimate on dimensions of the load carrying elements to be used in
an initial computer input
This comprehensive coverage of the design and construction of
cable supported bridges provides an invaluable, tried and tested
resource for academics and engineers.
Sobre el autor
Niels Jørgen Gimsing & Christos Georgakis, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby
Professor Gimsing is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark and a Consulting Bridge Engineer. He consulted on the design for numerous landmark bridges including the Femern Bridge, third bridge across the Firth of Forth in Scotland, the Messina Strait Bridge and the 47km long motorway bridge across the Gulf of Thailand, and was a Finalist in the Millennium Bridge Competition for a pedestrian bridge across the Thames at St. Paul’s Cathedral. He has won numerous design, teaching and research awards for his work within the structural engineering community and is the author of Cable Supported Bridges 2e (Wiley, 1997) and co-author of The Messina Strait Bridge (CRC, 2009).
Dr. Christos Georgakis is Associate Professor in Structural Engineering and Prof Gimsing’s teaching successor at DTU. He has particular experience in relation to dynamic actions from his work at the Wind Tunnel Laboratory in Copenhagen and is also involved in several research projects dealing with the dynamics of slender bridges such as the Millennium Bridge in London.
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