Hi all.
In the design of a cable-stayed bridge, what is the allowable displacement of the A and H shaped towers under live load?Best regards.
As highlighted in the image below, for cable-supported bridges, because of the deck's lower stiffness and cables' additional flexibility, it's the vertical deck displacements and not the tower longitudinal displacements that are usually limited by the vertical live loads.
More information can be found at the link below, about cable supported structures displacements
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