Research Article

Circumferential Expansion Property of Composite Wrapping System for Main Cable Protection of Suspension Bridge

Table 2

Results of circumferential expansion test.

SpecimenLoading rate (mm (min)-1)Time history (s)Maximum circumferential bearing capacity (kN)Radial displacement (mm)

G-1-X
 G-1-128574.183.24
 G-1-20.570057.142.47
 G-1-30.591283.573.53
G-2-X
 G-2-10.5750109.132.42
 G-2-20.5798120.462.87
 G-2-30.51156189.543.78
G-3-X
 G-3-10.51414340.525.22
 G-3-20.5773135.412.84
 G-3-30.5960216.923.33
G-1-R-X
 G-1-R-10.51392100.514.67
 G-1-R-20.587675.143.22
 G-1-R-30.574257.342.53
G-2-R-X
 G-2-R-10.5926138.823.44
 G-2-R-20.5679140.943.43
 G-2-R-30.51148178.594.33
G-3-R-X
 G-3-R-10.51257298.944.60
 G-3-R-20.51216278.764.35
 G-3-R-30.51200272.594.22
G-X-2R-1
 G-1-2R-10.579185.753.82
 G-2-2R-10.51127178.854.15
 G-3-2R-10.51333304.764.70