A Study on the Dynamic Interaction between Three-Axle Vehicle and Continuous Girder Bridge with Consideration of Braking Effects

Table 1

The results of the deflections of the Hoa-Xuan Bridge caused by a ASIA vehicle.

Positions of deflections	Braking positions	The FEM results			The experimental results			The difference between from FEM and experiment
		(mm)	(mm)	(1 + IM)	(mm)	(mm)	(1 + IM)	(%)	(1 + IM); (%)
1/4 of 1st span	1/4 of 1st span	1.678	1.277	1.314	1.614	1.301	1.241	4.0	5.9
1/2 1st span	1/4 of 1st span	2.182	1.682	1.297	2.170	1.750	1.240	0.6	4.3
1/4 of 1st span	1/2 1st span	1.708	1.277	1.338	1.640	1.263	1.298	4.1	3.1
1/2 1st span	1/2 1st span	2.278	1.700	1.340	2.142	1.657	1.293	6.3	3.6