Simplified calculation method for the

fundamental period of cable-stayed bridge

Presentation by – Hunny Verma

 CONTENT
 Transfer Path of Seismic Inertia Force

 Single Mass Model

 Reverse Double Mass Model

 Rigidity-based Method
Rayleigh Method

• Comparison with FEM Model

• Recap and Conclusion

TRANSFER PATH OF SEISMIC INERTIA FORCES
SINGLE MASS MODEL
REVERSE DOUBLE MASS MODEL
 Rigidity Based Method
 Equivalent swing Rigidity of main girder :

 Frequency Equation

 and
Rigidity Based Method

 Longitudinal Fundamental Frequency

 Longitudinal Fundamental Period

Rayleigh Method

Assumptions:

1. Materials obey Hooke’s law

2. Neglect shear, transverse bending and axial deformation of

tower

3. Permanent loadings are distributed uniformly along the

entire span

4. All the cables are tight without any bending deformation

Rayleigh Method

 Basic Principle

Kinetic Energy + Potential Energy = Constant

 =>
Rayleigh Method
 Deformation of Cable – Longitudinal Fundamental Vibration

Average Elongation of Cable

 Total Strain Energy of Cable :

Rayleigh Method

 Vertical Bending strain energy of main girder

 Longitudinal Bending Strain Energy of Main tower

 Gravitational Potential Energy

Rayleigh Method
Kinetic Energy of the system :
 Vertical vibration Kinetic Energy of the main girder and cable:

 Kinetic Energy of tower in bending vibration:

 Longitudinal vibration Kinetic Energy of floating of main girder

Rayleigh Method
Vibration Mode
 Anti-symmetric vertical vibration of Main girder:

 Fundamental Longitudinal Bending Vibration of Main Tower:

 => Longitudinal displacement of top of the tower (y = H)

Rayleigh Method

Maximum Potential Energy Maximum Kinetic Energy

Rayleigh Method
 Fundamental Frequency

 Fundamental Time Period

Comparison with FEM model and On-site testing

Parameters Rigidity Method (in %) Rayleigh method (in %)

Maximum Relative Error 3.40 10.85
Average Relative Error 0.17 6
Standard Deviation 2.05 7.89
Recap and Conclusion
 Two Methods Proposed :

 Rigidity-based method (Based on reverse double mass model)

 Rayleigh Method (Based on coupling of vertical and longitudinal vibration)

 Maximum Error when compared with FEM model :

 Rigidity-based Method : 3.4 %

 Rayleigh Method : 10.79 %

 Reverse double mass model is simple and reliable method to

calculate longitudinal fundamental period.
Reference

 Zhang ,W., Chen,Y., Kou, W., Du, X. (2017).“Simplified calculation

method for cable-stayed bridge”, Journal of Applied Mechanics,
Springer, DOI 10.1007/s00419-017-1311-4
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