• Front Matter R1-R8

• Summary 1-2

• Background 3-3

• Objectives and Scope 4-4

• Questionnaire 5-7

• Stay Cable Systems 8-12

• Stay Cable Materials 13-21

• Stay Cable Design Challenges 22-35

• Fabrication and Erection of Stay Cables 36-36

• Short-Term Evaluation and Monitoring 37-45

• Long-Term Evaluation and Monitoring 46-49

• Repair and Retrofit Strategies and Methods 50-50

• Mitigation of Stay Cable Vibrations 51-57

• Challenges in Maintenance, Repair, and Retrofit 58-58

• Chapter Five - Future Trends 59-59

• Chapter Six - Conclusions and Future Research Needs 60-62

• References 63-67

• Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire 68-71

• Appendix B - Statistical Analysis of Survey Results 72-75

• Appendix C - Responses to Questionnaire (PDF Only) 76-205

• Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 206-206

Tabatabai, Habib, Transportation Research Board " Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire ." NCHRP Synthesis 353: Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006 .

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