Aiming at the problem of cable breakage of an asymmetric single-tower cable-stayed bridge by taking a single-tower cable-stayed bridge that has been in operation for more than 20 years as an engineering example, a spatial finite element model that re...
The drum-shaped honeycomb-type cable dome departs from traditional concepts and incorporates the idea of multiple strut configurations. It is the most diverse type of cable dome structure. Both cables and struts serve as the main load-bearing compone...
Since all structures vibrate due to external loads, measuring and analyzing vibration data is a representative method of structural health monitoring. In this paper, we propose a non-contact cable estimation method using a vision sensor mounted on an...
The nonlinear dynamics of the cable–buoy structure in marine engineering present significant analytical challenges due to the complex motion of the buoy, which impacts the system’s dynamic response. The drag force acting on the structure...
Variable and complex marine environmental loads combined with wave resistance and the insufficient controllability of large caisson structures pose serious challenges during maritime towing. Cable breakage events are common, and improper behaviors co...
With the aim of determining the influence of the fluid–structure coupling dynamic effect of the oil and gas transmission medium and pipeline on the seismic response, an oil pipeline supported by a cable-stayed spanning structure was taken as th...
In this study, the progressive collapse behaviour of a cable dome structure was analysed and evaluated according to the importance of element. First, the dynamic response and collapse mode caused by the removal of different types of cables and struts...
Existing studies have found that curved beam unilateral stayed bridges (CBUSB) have a risk of cable breakage under the design wind velocity. To ensure structural wind-induced vibration security, it is necessary to study the wind-induced vibration cha...
Arresting gear systems play a vital role in carrier-based aircraft landing. In order to accurately understand the process of arresting hook and cable, this study introduces a parameter inversion method to model the arresting cable and applies it to t...
A large-scale radio astronomical telescope is a typical complex coupled system, consisting of a feed cabin, cables, and supporting structures. The system is extremely sensitive to wind loads, especially the feed cabin, which has high requirements for...
The current literature lacks an effective progressive collapse analysis of a cable dome structure induced by joint damage. In this study, a dynamic analysis was performed using actual construction cases, an ANSYS LS-DYNA analysis platform, and a full...
When analyzing the dynamic characteristics of marine cables, the static equilibrium state must first be calculated; a dynamic analysis can then be carried out based on the static equilibrium. Since the calculation of the static equilibrium is the bas...
Marine wind energy business competitiveness is strongly related to offshore substructures and their logistics. With the aim of avoiding oil and gas methodologies to reduce installation costs, some designs make use of multi-floater systems linked by c...
The large-span, relaxed antenna network is a large deformation flexible structure due to its low pre-tension level of the wires. Its dynamic analysis under a wind load belongs to dynamic and geometric nonlinear problems, which is very complex to accu...
Submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) are innovative structural solutions to waterway crossings, such as sea-straits, fjords and lakes. As the width and depth of straits increase, the conventional structures such as cable-supported bridges, underground t...
Cables have been increasingly utilized in modern long-span or tied-arch bridges as the main bearing structures. Real-time identification of time-varying cable tension is essential for assessing the service performance of bridges. Vibration-based meth...
Despite several wave energy converters (WECs) having been developed to present, no particular concept has emerged yet. The existing inventions vary significantly in terms of the operation principle and complexity of WECs. The tethered point absorbers...
To address the issues of insulation layer damage and conductor exposure in offshore floating photovoltaic systems occurring in shallow marine regions characterized by significant tidal ranges under multi-field coupling effects, an overhead cable layi...
Taking Haixin Bridge as an example, the structural response of a new type arch bridge composed of an inclined arch and a curved beam under cable breaking is analyzed numerically. The cable breaking at different positions, different numbers of broken...
The present study aims to address the knowledge gaps in dynamic power cable designs suitable for large floating wind turbines and to develop three baseline power cable designs. The study includes a detailed database of structural and mechanical prope...
The paper presents the transmission line dynamic response considering tower-conductor cable coupling under wind and rain load is presented. The cable and the tower are modeled using the Spectral Element Method. The finite Element Method with differen...
Fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology is widely used in security surveillance and geophysical survey applications. The response of the DAS system to external vibrations varies with different types of fiber optic cable connections....
Weather survival poses a significant challenge for the utilization of tethered balloons. The dynamic modeling of tethered balloon systems presents challenges due to the flexible nature of the cables and the intricate nature of gust forces. The presen...
The interaction between multiple loops and string cables complicates the dynamic response of triple square loops-string dome structures under seismic excitation. The internal connection between the multiple square loops-string cables and the grid bea...
Anchor cables (bolts) act as the main support system and play an important role in improving the rock burst resistance and stability of the roadway surrounding the rock. In this study, the dynamic response characteristics of the roadway surrounding t...
This study investigates the dynamic amplification effect of the main girder of cable-stayed bridges after cable rupture. The expression for the dynamic amplification effect is derived using the modal superposition method, and the influence of the dur...
The cable-stiffened single-layer latticed shell is an innovative structural design that achieves a perfect balance between lightweight and stability by combining cables and a latticed shell. However, the study on dynamic response and failure mechanis...
The installation of subsea equipment is a critical step in offshore oil and gas development. A dynamic model to evaluate the lowering process is proposed. The cable–payload system is discretized as a series of spring dampers with the lumped-mas...
In this paper, a thorough investigation is presented on the static and dynamic behaviors of a short-span cable-stayed bridge (CSB) incorporating steel and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) hybrid cables. The study focuses on the world’s la...
High-pier partially cable-stayed bridges, with their significant pier heights and relatively low structural stiffness and stability, experience pronounced vehicle–bridge coupling effects during vehicle transit, influencing their dynamic respons...
Recent advances in radar techniques and systems have favoured the development of microwave interferometers, suitable for the non-contact vibration monitoring of large structures. The paper addresses the application of microwave remote sensing to the...
Cable-stayed bridge cables experience significant tension over time, making the bridge cables prone to corrosion and fatigue. The direct measurement of cable length is not a standard capability in most current structural health monitoring systems, no...
The hydrodynamic wake generated by the underwater vehicle’s motion has a considerable impact on the movement of the towed system underwater. This paper utilizes the lumped mass method to model the towed cable in order to improve the accuracy of...
Cross-ties have proven their efficacy in mitigating vibrations in bridge stay cables. Several factors, such as cross-tie malfunctions due to slackening or snapping, as well as the utilization of high-energy dissipative materials, can introduce nonlin...
Marine cables are primarily designed to support axial loads. The effect of bending stiffness on the cable response is therefore often neglected in numerical analysis. However, in low-tension applications such as umbilical modelling of ROVs or during...
The effects of temperature load on the dynamic responses of cable-stayed bridges have attracted the attention of researchers in recent years. However, these investigations mainly focus on the influence of temperature on the dynamic characteristics of...
As important load-bearing structures, suspension cables have been widely used in suspension bridges, engineering ropeways, cable suspension systems and other special equipment. Their dynamic problems have always been a research hotspot. Especially fo...
It is known that the extradosed cable-stayed bridge, a hybrid bridge, possesses the virtues of both classic cable-stayed bridges and girder bridges in mechanical behaviors. In this paper, the sensitivity of seismic fragility demand parameters (SFDP)...
Due to their high flexibility, low damping, and small mass, stay cables are prone to large-amplitude vibrations. Various mechanical measures, typically installed near the cable anchorage to the deck, have been developed to suppress cable vibration. T...
In this study, the scope of CFRP cables in cable-stayed bridges is studied by establishing a numerical model of a 1400-m span of the same. The mechanical properties and characteristics of CFRP stay cables and of a cable-stayed bridge with CFRP cables...
The safe and efficient design of dynamic submarine cables is critical for the reliability of floating offshore wind turbines, yet traditional time-domain simulation-based optimization approaches are computationally intensive and time consuming. To ad...
Cross-sea cable-stayed bridges encounter challenges associated with cable corrosion and cable-force relaxation during their service life, which significantly affects their structural performance and seismic response. This study focuses on a cross-sea...
As the span of cable-stayed bridges continues to increase, traditional steel cables face challenges such as excessive self-weight, significant sag effects, and sensitivity to wind-induced vibrations. This study proposes two super-long-span cable-stay...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) emphasizes that shipwreck accidents frequently occur at sea and advocates for the safe recovery of shipwrecks. This paper examines the case of the Korean “Sewol” ferry salvage, where two lifti...
Rail-cum-road cable-stayed bridges are widely used to span rivers, bays, and valleys. It is vital to understand the vibration behavior of the cables, which are the crucial load-bearing components of a cable-stayed bridge, as it is the leading cause o...
Shape memory alloy (SMA) micro cables have a wide potential for attenuation of vibrations and structural health monitoring due to energy dissipation. This work evaluates the effect of SMA thermomechanical coupling during dynamic cycling and the fatig...
Submersible underwater towed systems usually need to transition from steady-state motion to maneuvering motion during operation while dynamically adjusting the length of the towed cable. The lumped mass approach was employed to convert the dragged ca...
Since the literature lacks an effective analysis method of collapse mechanisms and optimisation design theory for progressive collapse resistance of cable dome structure, a structural performance-based optimisation approach was proposed to improve th...
Cable-driven robotic systems are widely used in applications requiring lightweight structures, large workspaces, and accurate force regulation. In such systems, the mechanical behavior of cable-driven actuators is strongly influenced by the elastic p...
The objective of this work is to develop an efficient method to carry out the preliminary design of the mooring system for a wave energy converter. A practical mooring design procedure is applied to a specific case of study, and it can be replicated...
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