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From page 3... ... The main cables in suspension bridges are typically anchored at massive anchorages at the two ends of the bridge, whereas stay cables are anchored to the deck itself. In their basic form and concept, cable-stayed bridges have existed for centuries. Read the entire page →
From page 4... ... This synthesis includes the following types of information: • Methods for inspections and assessments including NDT methods, • Repair methods, • Methods for control of cable vibrations including rain– wind vibrations, • Control of moisture from internal or external sources, • Fatigue in stay cables, • Case studies of stay cable failures, • Repair and retrofit issues and details, • Effectiveness and costs of various inspection and repair methods, • Limitations of available technologies, FIGURE 2 Sitka Harbor Bridge in Alaska, the oldest cablestayed bridge in the United States (Frank and Breen 2004) Read the entire page →
From page 5... ... Table 1 lists only one cable-stayed bridge in Indiana, but the analyses of questionnaire results include both Indiana bridges. In the United States, completed questionnaires were received for 75% of all known cable-stayed bridges (i.e., 27 of 36 cable-stayed bridges, with one additional arch bridge) Read the entire page →
From page 6... ... 2002 9 Bill Emerson/Cape Girardeau Bridge Missouri 351 (1,150) 2003 10 Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Savannah Georgia 336 (1,100) Read the entire page →
From page 7... ... This approach of using HDPE pipes filled with cement grout began the "grout era" in the United States, which dominated the U.S. stay cable designs for nearly two decades until the late 1990s. Read the entire page →

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... The main cables in suspension bridges are typically anchored at massive anchorages at the two ends of the bridge, whereas stay cables are anchored to the deck itself. In their basic form and concept, cable-stayed bridges have existed for centuries.

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... This synthesis includes the following types of information: • Methods for inspections and assessments including NDT methods, • Repair methods, • Methods for control of cable vibrations including rain– wind vibrations, • Control of moisture from internal or external sources, • Fatigue in stay cables, • Case studies of stay cable failures, • Repair and retrofit issues and details, • Effectiveness and costs of various inspection and repair methods, • Limitations of available technologies, FIGURE 2 Sitka Harbor Bridge in Alaska, the oldest cablestayed bridge in the United States (Frank and Breen 2004)

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... Table 1 lists only one cable-stayed bridge in Indiana, but the analyses of questionnaire results include both Indiana bridges. In the United States, completed questionnaires were received for 75% of all known cable-stayed bridges (i.e., 27 of 36 cable-stayed bridges, with one additional arch bridge)

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... 2002 9 Bill Emerson/Cape Girardeau Bridge Missouri 351 (1,150) 2003 10 Talmadge Memorial Bridge, Savannah Georgia 336 (1,100)

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... This approach of using HDPE pipes filled with cement grout began the "grout era" in the United States, which dominated the U.S. stay cable designs for nearly two decades until the late 1990s.

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