Abstract:The long-term mechanical behavior of cable-stayed bridges under service is an issue that must be considered in the maintenance. Considering the randomness of concrete strength and relative environmental humidity, a finite element analysis model of randomness is established to study the random time-varying characteristics of cable forces, girder deflections and offsets of the pylon top. The mapping relationship between the increment of the cable force and the deformation of the bridge has been initially established. The results show that the randomness of the concrete strength and the relative environmental humidity has a significant impact on the mid-span deflections of the cable-stayed bridges and the offsets of the main pylon top, but has a relatively small impact on the cable forces. The cable forces follow the normal distribution and the Weibull distribution respectively, and the mid-span deflections and the offsets of the pylon tops follow the Weibull distribution. Both the mid-span deflection and the offset of the pylon tops exhibit a linear correlation with the cable force increments, respectively. Therefore, when analyzing the shrinkage and creep effects of cable-stayed bridges, it is necessary to consider the influence of the parameter randomness.