A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the beam is suspended by load-bearing cables. There are two classifications: the self-anchored suspension bridge has the main cable anchored to the bridge girders, and the earth-anchored suspension bridge has the main cable anchored to a large anchorage. Although a suspension bridge is structurally safe, it is prone to be damaged by various actions such as hurricanes, tsunamis and terrorist incidents because its cables are exposed. If damage to a cable eventually leads to the cable rupture, the bridge may collapse. To avoid these accidents, studies on the dynamic behavior of cable bridges due to the cable rupture have been carried out. Design codes specify that the calculated DAF (dynamic amplification factor) should not exceed a certain value. However, it has been difficult to determine DAFs effectively from dynamic analysis, and thus no systematic approach has been suggested. The current study provides a guideline to determine DAFs reliably from the dynamic analysis results and summarizes the results by applying the method to an earth-anchored suspension bridge. In the study, DAFs were calculated at the location of four structural parts, girders, pylons, main cable and hangers, with variations in the rupture time.

In this study, digital image processing was used to estimate the tensile forces of the remote hanger cable using image-based back analysis method. A portable digital camcorder was used as a vision-based system considering convenient and economical aspects for use. The ambient vibration test was performed on a suspension bridge to verify the validity of the image-back analysis method of measuring the hanger cable tensile force.

Because of the characteristics of long-span bridges, the cable tension is considered a critical item in their maintenance. In particular, because the evaluation of the cable tension in a suspension bridge is essential for understanding the general status of the structural system, identifying the initial values of this force in the construction of a bridge and then accurately predicting and comparing its estimated values during traffic use are very important tasks for the maintenance of a suspension bridge. In this paper, to verify the algorithm for estimating the cable tension of hanger cables using the back analysis technique, an ambient vibration test was conducted at a suspension bridge.

In this study, analyze the proper repair works and after repair works before it, such as via the structural analysis and investigation of various site of damaged of suspension bridge due to the collision of the vehicle is an accident artificial, make sure those good analysis result has been.