Dynamic Response of an End-Supported Pontoon Bridge due to Wave Excitation: Numerical Predictions versus Measurements

Table 2

Fundamental statistics from the selected recording. Listed acceleration and displacement values refer to standard deviations. Acceleration and displacement values describe the local motion of pontoon 3. Wind direction is defined as clockwise increasing with along the tangent at midspan.

	Wave height (cm)		Wind		Acceleration (mg)		Displacement (mm)
Time segment	Significant	Maximum	Speed (m/s)	Direction []	Lateral	Vertical	Lateral	Vertical
0–10 minutes	59.2	105.4	16.6	104.1	3.9	1.4	7.9	6.5
10–20 minutes	70.2	129.8	17.8	104.2	6.2	1.5	12.8	5.7
20–30 minutes	72.6	130.3	17.3	105.1	8.5	1.7	16.7	6.9