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

Table 6

Effects of skew angle and pounding on maximum bending moments measured at the base of the pier.

Case	Pounding	Bending moment (N.m)
		GM							Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Straight	Without	0.89	0.68	0.6	0.61	0.83	0.81	0.59	0.72
	With	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.26	0.27	0.26	0.27	0.26
30°	Without	0.24	0.26	0.3	0.27	0.22	0.27	0.25	0.26
	With	0.21	0.21	0.24	0.17	0.19	0.20	0.18	0.20
45°	Without	0.56	0.4	0.48	0.44	0.53	0.55	0.54	0.50
	With	0.32	0.28	0.26	0.31	0.31	0.32	0.30	0.30