Development Length of a High-Strength Steel Wire in a Bridge Cable Changing with Wrapping Force and Axial Load

Abstract

AbstractThis paper studies the force transfer of a large bridge cable containing a broken wire under wrapping force and axial load. Following our recent work, the wrapping force transferred through the contacts between the wires can be represented by a ...Practical ApplicationsThis study extends the recent work to applications in bridge cables containing broken wires. Because bridge cables are frequently subjected to damage, such as broken wires, resulting from aging and corrosion in harsh environmental ...