Nonlinear Pounding Analysis of Multispan and Simply Supported Beam Bridges Subjected to Strong Ground Motions

Table 3

Collision force and number of collisions.

Longitudinal bearing stiffness (N/m)	Collision force (N)	Collision number
0.8 × 10^6	8.49 × 10^7	49
0.9 × 10^6	8.42 × 10^7	47
1.0 × 10^6	9.62 × 10^7	50
1.1 × 10^6	8.65 × 10^7	49
1.2 × 10^6	9.05 × 10^7	43
1.3 × 10^6	9.21 × 10^7	44
1.4 × 10^6	9.23 × 10^7	45
1.5 × 10^6	9.25 × 10^7	47