Effect of Bridge-Pier Differential Settlement on the Dynamic Response of a High-Speed Railway Train-Track-Bridge System

Table 3

Maximum fastener compressive and tensile forces.

Span of the bridge beams	Initial fastener force	Pier differential settlement (mm)
		2	5	8	10
24 m	Maximum tensile force (kN)	0.294	1.285	2.276	2.937
	Maximum compressive force (kN)	0.712	1.238	1.733	2.065
32 m	Maximum tensile force (kN)	0.154	0.956	1.755	2.286
	Maximum compressive force (kN)	0.647	1.048	1.449	1.717