Wind loads analysis at the anchorages of the Talavera de la Reina cable stayed bridge

• DOI: 10.1016/j.csse.2014.01.001
• Publication Date: 2014-02-19T15:28:34Z
• Authors: L. Rosa; G. Squicciarini; M. Belloli; A. Collina; F. Nieto; J.A. Jurado
• Keywords: Wind tunnel tests; Cable stayed bridge; Wind loads; Wind tunnel tests; Civil and Structural Engineering; Building and Construction; Cable stayed bridge; 0211 other engineering and technologies; 02 engineering and technology; Wind loads; 620

AbstractThis paper describes wind tunnel tests performed on wind tunnel models of the Talavera de la Reina cable stayed bridge. The work describes the aeroelastic model construction and it is focused on the evaluation and analysis of the mean and peak wind loads at the tower foundation and the cable anchorages since these data can be very useful by the bridge manufacturer as a support for the bridge design. The work is part of a complete wind tunnel study carried out to analyze the aeroelastic stability of the bridge.