The aerodynamic design of the Messina Straits Bridge

A Hybrid Pseudo-Force/Laplace Transform Method for Non-Linear Transient Response of a Suspended Cable

“…The noteworthy records are the Tsing Ma Bridge of 1377 m, the Jiangyin Bridge of 1385 m, the Humber Bridge of 1410 m, the Great Belt East Bridge of 1624 m, and the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge of 1991 m which is the world's longest suspension bridge at present. The aerodynamics of the free cable-tower system is an important engineering issue in wind-resistant design of suspension bridges because the maximum danger of #utter-type aerodynamics instability occurs during the early erection stage of the main cables suspended with a few partially erected deck units [1,2]. The dynamic response analysis of free main cables of suspension bridges under synchronous and non-synchronous seismic support-excitations is another research topic of practical interest [3,4].…”

Full Aeroelastic Model Testing for Examining Wind-Induced Vibration of a 5,000 m Spanned Suspension Bridge

“…The longest suspension bridge in service is the 1,991 m AkashiKaikyo Bridge in Japan since 1998 (Katsuchi et al, 1998), and the longest under construction is the 3,300 m Messina Strait Bridge (Brancaleoni and Diana, 1993) although the construction has been suspended since 2010. Theoretically, the ultimate span length for a suspension bridge depends upon the strength and weight of main cables which are generally made of high-strength steel wires.…”

Concepts and new perspectives for long span bridges

“…This section discusses how the final deck solution for the Messina deck was reached, in the period from the early seventies to the early nineties to be subsequently optimised and improved [4], [6], [7]. Already in the seventies it had been appreciated that working on the structural side of the deck properties, e.g.…”