Applicability of a Simplified SDOF Method in Longitudinal Deck-Pier Poundings of Simply Supported Girder Bridges

Table 2

Comparisons of theoretical pounding forces and test pounding forces.

Case	Pounding number	(ton)	(kN/mm)	(mm/s)	(kN)	(kN)	Error (%)
1	1	100	10.77				9.91%
1	2	100	12.65	57.08	64.20	61.24	4.83%
1	3	100	11.33				18.38%
1	4	100	13.91				5.08%
1	5	100	12.31	64.63	71.70	67.08	6.89%
2	1	100	50.25				13.58%
3	1	100	10.01	170.79	170.92	166.57	2.61%
3	2	100	8.48				16.44%
3	3	100	14.15	187.00	222.47	197.86	12.44%
4	1	100	45.89	104.47	223.78	190.45	17.50%
4	2	100	65.46				15.60%
4	3	100	51.95	98.35	224.18	191.96	16.78%
4	4	100	50.71				12.95%
4	5	100	55.14				19.50%