The Indian River Inlet bridge: changing from a single rib tied arch to a cable-stayed design
| Author(s) | Stuffle, Timothy Jeffrey | |
| Date Accessioned | 2020-09-04T12:17:23Z | |
| Date Available | 2020-09-04T12:17:23Z | |
| Publication Date | 2006 | |
| Abstract | The University of Delaware's Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering (CIBrE) developed an instrumentation and monitoring program for a proposed 1,000 foot concrete tied arch bridge over the Indian River Inlet in Southern Delaware. That bridge will not be built due to budgetary constraints, however, a new bridge is still needed. It is believed that the new bridge, which will be instrumented and monitored by CIBrE, will be a cable-stayed bridge. ☐ This thesis examines the Indian River Inlet site, the proposed arch bridge and instrumentation plan, and cable-stayed bridge related issues. The Indian River Inlet site and the proposed arch bridge are introduced. The expectation of a cable-stayed bridge being built at the inlet is explained. The history and evolution of cable-stayed bridges are examined. Terminology and structural systems relevant to modern cable-stayed bridges are introduced. Behavior of cable-stayed bridges is explored through use of simplified models which represent the limiting conditions of actual bridges. The phenomenon of stay-cable vibration is also discussed briefly. Finally, conclusions about the behavior of cable-stayed bridges and how that relates to the monitoring of a cable-stayed bridge at the Indian River Inlet site are made. | en_US |
| Advisor | Chajes, Michael J. | |
| Degree | M.C.E. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| Unique Identifier | 83278090 | |
| URL | https://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27480 | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| URI | https://login.udel.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/305324266?accountid=10457 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Cable-stayed bridges | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Bridges -- Delaware -- Indian River | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Structural analysis (Engineering) | |
| Title | The Indian River Inlet bridge: changing from a single rib tied arch to a cable-stayed design | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |