STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF CABLE STAYED FOOTBRIDGE (SIMULATION AND MODELLING)
DESIGN AND CALCULATION
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EDID AZHAR ATAN
Report is submitted as
The requirement for the degree o f
Bachelor Engineering (Hons) (Civil)
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
2006
D E C L A R A T IO N B Y CA N D ID A TE
I Edid Azhar Bin Atan, UiTM no 2001632889 confirm that the work is my own and that appropriate credit has been given where reference has been made to the work of others.
(15 MEI 2006)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the name o f ALLAH, the most gracious and is most merciful, with His permission, the proposal o f the project has been successfully completed. Praised to Prophet Muhammad, His companion and those who are on the path as what he preached upon,
may ALLAH almighty keep us blessing and tenders.
First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor Dipp
ing. Mohd Zaini Endut for his patience, guidance, support, and sincerity for assisting me during the preparation o f this report.
My thanks are also forwarded to lecturer in Faculty o f Civil Engineering for his kindness for giving some valuable information needed for this study.
Finally, I would like to express my special gratitude to my beloved family and my sweetheart for their encouragement and their moral support and also special thanks to whom have directly or indirectly given me support and help that did not mention their names here for their help and their understanding during the progress o f studying in Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang.
Thank You.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i
TABLE OF CONTENT ii
LIST OF FIGURE vi
ABSTRACT vii
CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Problem Statement 2
1.3 Objectives o f Study 2
1.4 Significant o f Research 3
1.5 Scope o f Research 3
CHAPTER TWO : LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 History o f Cable Stayed Bridge 5
2.2 Cable Stayed Bridge
2.2.1 Advantages o f Cable Stayed Bridges 6
2.2.2 Disadvantage o f cable stayed bridges 7
2.3 Footbridges 7
2.4 Cable Stay System 9
2.5 Pylon 11
2.6 Bridge Deck 13
2.7 Cable Types
2.7.1 Spiral Strands 16
2.7.2 Ropes 17
2.7.3 Locked Coil Strands 17
2.7.4 Parallel-Wire strands 18
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ABSTRACT
The construction o f bridges is an idea that is as old as mankind itself; it is something as simple as laying a log across a stream. Man has developed many different types o f bridges throughout history, but the most remarkable among them is the cable stayed bridge. Cable stayed bridges date back to the early 1600’s but were not produced on any significant scale until 1938. They are defined as those consisting o f a continuous deck to which cables are connected diagonally from one or more towers supporting it directly.
Their construction has since matured into a highly technical discipline, allowing for reliable means o f transportation across seemingly impossible stretches o f land or water.
The development o f the cable stayed bridge has allowed engineers to span distances longer than ever before been attempted, mainly because o f its ability to withstand the forces o f nature as well as support massive amounts o f weight. Because o f its cost effectiveness and relatively short time o f construction, the bridge proves to be very economical.
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