Table 1 Calculated girder Deflection and cable forces for the Model-300 model.
Location of the model | Cable forces (×103 kN) | Girder deflection (m) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cable theory | FEM method | Relative error (%) | Cable theory | FEM method | Relative error (%) | ||
Main beam | At the pylon location | − 30.3 | − 32 | 5.3 | / | / | / |
Midspan | 0.9 | 0.95 | 6.3 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 5.9 | |
Pylon | At the base of the pylon | − 25.9 | − 27 | 4.1 | / | / | / |
Cable | Anchorage end | 3.75 | 3.9 | 3.8 | / | / | / |
Center point | 357 | 370 | 3.5 | / | / | / | |
