Research Article
An Analytical Solution for Lateral Buckling Critical Load Calculation of Leaning-Type Arch Bridge
Table 3
Comparison between analytical solution and FEM results under hinged boundary condition.
| Inclined angle | 5° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° |
| Analytical (MN/m) | 5.57 | 5.63 | 5.73 | 5.86 | 6.03 | 6.17 | 6.27 | 6.34 | 6.45 | 6.52 | 6.60 | 6.66 | FEM (MN/m) | 5.70 | 5.75 | 5.87 | 5.90 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 6.09 | 6.19 | 6.25 | 6.32 | 6.40 | 6.47 | Error (%) | 2.28 | 2.09 | 2.38 | 0.68 | 1.17 | 2.83 | 2.96 | 2.42 | 3.20 | 3.16 | 3.13 | 2.93 |
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