Research Article

Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of Skewed Bridges with Emphasis on Poundings between Girder and Abutments

Table 1

Scale factors.

Physical quantitySimilitudeScale factor

LengthNL100
TimeNt2
Modulus of elasticityNE12
MassNM224, 442
Stiffness56, 110.5
Fundamental frequency0.5
Acceleration25