Research Article
Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of Skewed Bridges with Emphasis on Poundings between Girder and Abutments
Table 4
Effects of skew angle and pounding on the maximum opening relative displacement of the girder.
| Case | Longitudinal displacement (mm) | Pounding | GM | Average | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Straight | Without | 5.24 | 3.98 | 3.46 | 3.59 | 4.82 | 4.66 | 3.4 | 4.16 | With | 1.23 | 1.04 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 30° | Without | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 0.97 | With | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 45° | Without | 2.65 | 2.04 | 2.23 | 2.2 | 2.32 | 2.52 | 2.72 | 2.38 | With | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.46 | 1.65 | 1.52 | 1.46 |
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