Assessment and Mitigation of Wind Risk of Suspended-Span Bridges Dissertation submitted to and approved by the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences University of Braunschweig – Institute of Technology and the Faculty of Engineering University of Florence in candidacy for the degree of a Doktor-Ingenieur (Dr.-Ing.) / Dottore di Ricerca *)in Risk Management on the Built Environment by Luca Salvatori born 16 February 1976 from Firenze, Italy Submitted on 31 March 2007 Oral examination on 7 May 2007 Professoral advisor Prof. Claudio Borri Prof. Udo Peil 2007 *) Either the German or the Italian form of the title may be used. The dissertation is published in an electronic form by the Braunschweig university library at the address http://www.biblio.tu-bs.de Tutors Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudio Borri University of Florence Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Peil Technical University of Braunschweig Doctoral course coordinators Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudio Borri University of Florence Prof. Dr.-Ing. Udo Peil Technical University of Braunschweig Examining committee Prof. Ing. Pierluigi Aminti University of Florence Dr. rer. nat. Heinz Antes Technical University of Braunschweig Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gianni Bartoli Univece Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudio Borri rsity of Florence Prof. Ing. Teresa Crespellani Univece Prof. Dr.-Ing.