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Title Page.................................................................................................................... i
Acknowledgements.................................................................................................... ii
Abstract.................................................................................................................... iii
Table of Contents...................................................................................................... iv
List of Tables............................................................................................................. vi
List of Figures........................................................................................................... vii
List of Illustrations................................................................................................... viii
1 Introduction............................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Rationale for this thesis..................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the problem.................................................................................1
1.3 Objectives ......................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Method.............................................................................................................. 4
1.6 Structure of the thesis....................................................................................... 6
2 Literiture Review..................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Kinematics of Cable-stayed Bridges..................................................................7
2.3 Langranges formulation................................................................................... 8
2.5 Damping Models.............................................................................................. 10
2.7 Summary......................................................................................................... 14
3 Analysis of Responseto Harmonic Excitation.........................................................15
4.1 Model Analysis................................................................................................. 23
4.3 Solution........................................................................................................... 28
5 Results and Discussion.......................................................................................... 37
7 Conclusion and Recommendations........................................................................47
8 Bibliography.......................................................................................................... 52
9 Appendixes............................................................................................................ 55

Title Page

Acknowledgements

Abstract

Table of Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Illustrations

1 Introduction
1.1 Rationale for this thesis
1.2 Statement of the problem

1.3 Objectives

1.4 Method

1.5

1.6 Structure of the thesis

1.7

2 Literiture Review
2.1 Kinematics of Cable-stayed Bridges

2.2
2.3 Langranges formulation

2.4

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2.5 Damping Models

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2.6

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2.7 Summary

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3 Analysis of Responseto Harmonic Excitation

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4.1 Model Analysis

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4.2

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4.3 Solution

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5 Results and Discussion

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7 Conclusion and Recommendations

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8 Bibliography

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9 Appendixes