NCHRP Synthesis 353:

Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems

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Publication Year:2006

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Habib Tabatabai; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 353: Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems identifies and explains various inspection and maintenance techniques for bridge stay cable systems. It discusses both short- and long-term approaches. The report information ...
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Front Matter	i-viii
Summary	1-2	(skim)
Background	3-3	(skim)
Objectives and Scope	4-4	(skim)
Questionnaire	5-7	(skim)
Stay Cable Systems	8-12	(skim)
Stay Cable Materials	13-21	(skim)
Stay Cable Design Challenges	22-35	(skim)
Fabrication and Erection of Stay Cables	36-36	(skim)
Short-Term Evaluation and Monitoring	37-45	(skim)
Long-Term Evaluation and Monitoring	46-49	(skim)
Repair and Retrofit Strategies and Methods	50-50	(skim)
Mitigation of Stay Cable Vibrations	51-57	(skim)
Challenges in Maintenance, Repair, and Retrofit	58-58	(skim)
Chapter Five - Future Trends	59-59	(skim)
Chapter Six - Conclusions and Future Research Needs	60-62	(skim)
References	63-67	(skim)
Appendix A - Survey Questionnaire	68-71	(skim)
Appendix B - Statistical Analysis of Survey Results	72-75	(skim)
Appendix C - Responses to Questionnaire (PDF Only)	76-205	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	206-206	(skim)

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 353: Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems identifies and explains various inspection and maintenance techniques for bridge stay cable systems. It discusses both short- and long-term approaches. The report information on methods for inspections and assessments, including nondestructive testing and evaluation procedures; repair and retrofit; methods for control of cable vibrations, including rain–wind vibrations; stay cable fatigue and failure; effectiveness of various inspection and repair methods; limitations of available technologies; and trends and recommendations for future study.

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Inspection and Maintenance of Bridge Stay Cable Systems

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