Research Article

Evaluation on Impact Interaction between Abutment and Steel Girder Subjected to Nonuniform Seismic Excitation

Table 3

Peak responses of shear forces.

LocationUniformNonuniform (400 m/s)Nonuniform (200 m/s)
Time (s)Force (kN)Time (s)Force (kN)Time (s)Force (kN)

Left bearing3.7441.94.741.98.241.9
Middle bearing2.34168.03.02168.04.02168.0
Right bearing3.7441.95.0841.97.1041.9