Cable supported bridges: design, analysis and construction

Cable supported bridges are one of the most complex typologies and constitute a subject of great complexity in structural engineering. They are able to cover great distances and enable their creators to provide solutions where there are great geographic obstacles. This course contains a complete view of cable supported suspension bridges and actual status of the conceptual design and its elements. Likewise, it describes the actual methods of dynamic and aeroelastic analyses and multidiscipline techniques which combine structural analysis, design optimization and computer animation. Moreover, some of the most common construction procedures of this type of bridges are presented as well as some of the great projects planned for the near future.