Abstract: The installation of an external damper on a cable of a cable-supported bridge is often associated with attachments or support devices that trigger vibration restraints at the damper location. This paper investigates the ...

Abstract: Conventional designs for added damping in stay cables with a High Damping Rubber (HDR) damper are commonly carried out assuming perfect boundary conditions at the cable ends or a smooth transition between the damper and ...

Abstract: Flutter and buffeting are both issues of utmost concern in the wind-resistant design of long-span bridges. Multimode flutter and buffeting analysis of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which is the world's longest suspension bridge ...