Abstract: The weight advantage of light-weight construction materials such as steel or fiber-reinforced plastics is usually accompanied by the disadvantage of greater costs when compared with, e.g., reinforced concrete. This cost ...

Abstract: Flutter analysis in aircraft or bridge engineering has to include motion-induced aerodynamic forces. These forces are mathematically described in two equivalent ways, namely, by real number or complex number expressions. ...

Abstract: Achieving larger maximum spans by inventing new bridge systems has always been a fascinating intellectual challenge. Several concepts of modified cable-supported bridges have been proposed in the past that promise to surpass ...

Abstract: The dynamic behavior of an extensible sagging cable is investigated. A dynamic stiffness matrix is presented whose coefficients are functions of the frequency of motion, and that is suitable for dynamic direct‐stiffness ...

Abstract: For the dynamic stiffness of a sagging cable subject to harmonic boundary displacements, frequency‐dependent closed‐form analytic functions can be derived from the corresponding continuum equations. When considering such ...

Abstract: It is generally taken as a given that there is no reasonable design concept that could have prevented the collapse of the Twin Towers, once it was initiated, from progressing all the way down to the ground. This view is ...

Abstract: A variety of terms are used to describe structural characteristics and concepts in the context of disproportionate collapse of structures. Some of these terms, namely collapse resistance, robustness, and vulnerability as ...

Abstract: This study concerns the structural behavior of long-span cable-supported bridges after the sudden rupture of a cable. The load carried by the failed cable must be redistributed to the remaining structure. The cable adjacent ...