Research Article

Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Response of Skewed Bridges with Emphasis on Poundings between Girder and Abutments

Table 5

Effects of skew angle and pounding on the maximum transverse displacement at the obtuse corner.

Case (°)Displacement (mm)
PoundingGMAverage
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30Without2.432.302.572.572.232.992.622.55
With2.252.341.981.841.651.842.031.98
45Without3.233.353.543.173.584.184.363.75
With2.892.892.712.762.662.712.572.74