Research Article
Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Deformations and Stress Distribution in Steel Bands of a Two-Span Stress-Ribbon Pedestrian Bridge
Table 3
Test results and analytical predictions of vertical displacements due to asymmetrical load.
| Indicator | | | Sag , mm | Δf, mm | Error, % | Sag , mm | , mm | Error, % | Test | Prediction | Test | Prediction |
| I2 | — | −33.77 | −32.91 | −2.5 | — | −45.38 | −44.69 | −3.7 | I3 | −142.67 | −46.67 | −43.90 | −5.9 | −137.84 | −60.82 | −58.25 | −4.2 | I4 | — | −33.47 | −32.91 | −1.7 | — | −44.92 | −44.69 | −2.7 | I11 | — | 34.34 | 35.75 | 4.1 | — | 50.81 | 54.39 | 7.0 | I12 | –141.25 | 46.55 | 47.67 | 2.4 | −138.06 | 69.78 | 72.52 | 3.9 | I13 | — | 33.28 | 35.75 | 7.4 | — | 48.10 | 54.39 | 13.1 |
| Horizontal displacement , mm | I5 | — | −6.90 | −6.84 | −0.9 | — | −9.14 | −9.16 | 0.2 |
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