Research Article
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 |
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