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Table 5 Modal properties

From: Response of Aswan cable-stayed bridge to spatial non-synchronous seismic excitations

Mode no.

Period (sec)

Modal participating mass ratios (%)

Description

Longitudinal direction

Longitudinal direction (cumulative)

Lateral direction

Lateral direction (cumulative)

Vertical direction

Vertical direction (cumulative)

1

11.86

0

0

42.73

42.73

0

0

Out of plane bending of pylons (first mode—in phase)

2

11.62

0

0

0

42.73

0

0

Out of plane bending of pylons (first mode—out of phase)

3

6.14

89.52

89.52

0

42.73

0

0

Longitudinal vibration through seismic isolation interface

4

5.34

0

89.52

0

42.73

0

0

transverse vibration through seismic isolation interface (out of phase)

5

5.12

0

89.52

8.44

51.17

0

0

Transverse bending of deck (first mode)

6

4.72

0

89.52

38.19

89.36

0

0

Transverse vibration through seismic isolation interface (in phase)

7

1.69

0

89.52

0

89.36

0

0

Transverse bending of deck (second mode) accompanied with transverse vibration through seismic isolation interface (out of phase)

8

1.65

0

89.52

0

89.36

27.2

27.2

Vertical bending of main span deck (first mode)

9

1.18

0

89.52

0.03

89.39

0

27.2

Out of plane bending of pylons (second mode—in phase)

10

1.1

0

89.53

0

89.39

0

27.2

Vertical bending of main span deck (second mode)