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

Table 3

Results of circumferential expansion test of the test group without rubber belt.

Group	Specimen	Circumferential bearing capacity (kN)	Average (kN)	Radial displacement (mm)	Average (mm)
G-1-X	G-1-1	74.18	71.63	3.24	3.08
	G-1-2	57.14		2.47
	G-1-3	83.57		3.53
G-2-X	G-2-1	109.13	139.71	2.42	3.02
	G-2-2	120.46		2.87
	G-2-3	189.54		3.78
G-3-X	G-3-1	340.52	230.95	5.22	3.80
	G-3-2	135.41		2.84
	G-3-3	216.92		3.33