What are the advantages of cable-stayed bridges over suspension bridges for span less than 1,000m?
The advantage of cable-stayed bridges lies in the fact that it can be built with any number of towers but for suspension bridges it is normally limited to two towers. With span length less than 1,000m, suspension bridges require more cables than cable-stayed bridges. Moreover, cable-stayed bridges possess higher stiffness and display smaller deflections when compared with suspension bridges. Generally speaking, the construction time is longer for suspension bridges. This question is taken from book named – A Self Learning Manual – Mastering Different Fields of Civil Engineering Works (VC-Q-A-Method) by Vincent T. H. CHU.
