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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-14-067    Date:  September 2014
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-14-067
Date: September 2014

 

Dynamic Properties of Stay Cables on The Penobscot Narrows Bridge

APPENDIX G. CABLE PROPERTIES

Table 26. General properties of tested cables (SI units).

Cable Number

Strand Number

Unit Mass (kg/m)

Diameter (m)

Length (m)

β1
(degree)

20A

72

106.1

0.40

157.3

27.9

19A

72

106.1

0.40

151.9

28.9

18A

72

106.1

0.40

144.1

28.4

17A

70

103.7

0.40

138.8

29.6

16A

71

104.9

0.40

131.0

29.0

15A

68

101.4

0.40

125.6

30.4

14A

70

103.7

0.40

117.8

29.8

13A

68

101.4

0.40

112.5

31.3

12A

69

102.5

0.40

104.7

30.8

20B

72

106.1

0.40

181.2

22.1

19B

72

106.1

0.40

174.4

23.0

18B

72

106.1

0.40

165.8

22.5

17B

70

103.7

0.40

159.1

23.6

16B

71

104.9

0.40

150.6

23.3

15B

68

101.4

0.40

144.0

24.4

20C

72

106.1

0.40

181.2

22.1

19C

72

106.1

0.40

174.4

23.0

18C

72

106.1

0.40

165.8

22.5

17C

70

103.7

0.40

159.1

23.6

16C

71

104.9

0.40

150.6

23.3

15C

68

101.4

0.40

144.0

24.4

14C

70

103.7

0.40

135.1

23.7

20D

72

106.1

0.40

157.4

27.9

19D

72

106.1

0.40

152.0

28.9

18D

72

106.1

0.40

144.2

28.4

17D

70

103.7

0.40

138.8

29.6

16D

71

104.9

0.40

131.0

29.0

15D

68

101.4

0.40

125.6

30.4

14D

70

103.7

0.40

117.8

29.8

13D

68

101.4

0.40

112.5

31.3

1The angle of the cable's inclination from the horizontal.

 

Table 27. General properties of tested cables (English units).

Cable Number

Strand Number

Unit Mass (slug/ft)

Diameter
(ft)

Length
(ft)

β1
(degree)

20A

72

2.216

1.312

515.9

27.9

19A

72

2.216

1.312

498.3

28.9

18A

72

2.216

1.312

472.8

28.4

17A

70

2.167

1.312

455.2

29.6

16A

71

2.191

1.312

429.7

29.0

15A

68

2.118

1.312

412.1

30.4

14A

70

2.167

1.312

386.5

29.8

13A

68

2.118

1.312

369.1

31.3

12A

69

2.142

1.312

343.4

30.8

20B

72

2.216

1.312

594.3

22.1

19B

72

2.216

1.312

572.1

23.0

18B

72

2.216

1.312

543.7

22.5

17B

70

2.167

1.312

521.7

23.6

16B

71

2.191

1.312

494.1

23.3

15B

68

2.118

1.312

472.2

24.4

20C

72

2.216

1.312

594.3

22.1

19C

72

2.216

1.312

572.1

23.0

18C

72

2.216

1.312

543.7

22.5

17C

70

2.167

1.312

521.7

23.6

16C

71

2.191

1.312

494.1

23.3

15C

68

2.118

1.312

472.2

24.4

14C

70

2.167

1.312

443.0

23.7

20D

72

2.216

1.312

516.2

27.9

19D

72

2.216

1.312

498.4

28.9

18D

72

2.216

1.312

472.9

28.4

17D

70

2.167

1.312

455.2

29.6

16D

71

2.191

1.312

429.7

29.0

15D

68

2.118

1.312

412.1

30.4

14D

70

2.167

1.312

386.5

29.8

13D

68

2.118

1.312

369.1

31.3

1The angle of the cable's inclination from the horizontal.

 

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