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

Table 7

Effects of skew angle and pounding on the maximum rotation of the girder.

Case (°)	Pounding	Girder rotations (°)
		GM
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Average	P/NP
30	Without	0.144	0.186	0.187	0.189	0.089	0.176	0.129	0.152	0.599
	With	0.104	0.092	0.089	0.103	0.071	0.128	0.132	0.091
45	Without	0.078	0.078	0.076	0.082	0.074	0.082	0.078	0.079	1.304
	With	0.113	0.098	0.103	0.111	0.108	0.092	0.098	0.103

P: pounding; NP: no pounding.