Research Article

Serviceability Assessment Method of Stay Cables with Vibration Control Using First-Passage Probability

Table 4

Calculated probability of serviceability failure (Pf).

Case parametersProbability of serviceability failure (Pf)
Cable C10Cable C11Cable C14

Case 1
(V10 = 12.89 m/s)
UncontrolledT = 3,600 s8.92x10−600
T = 7,200 s1.78x10−500
Passive control
(cd =1.5)
T = 3,600 s000
T = 7,200 s000

Case 2
(V10 = 20 m/s)
UncontrolledT = 3,600 s19.23x10−11.65x10−1
T = 7,200 s19.94x10−13.04x10−1
Passive control
(cd =1.5)
T = 3,600 s4.91x10−16.20x10−71.15x10−12
T = 7,200 s7.40x10−11.24x10−62.30x10−12

Case 3
(V10 = 36 m/s)
UncontrolledT = 3,600 s111
T = 7,200 s111
Passive control
(cd =1.5)
T = 3,600 s113.59x10−1
T = 7,200 s115.89x10−1