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Table 3 Wind pressure curve parameters: (a) different train speeds; (b) different clearances under bridge

From: Aerodynamic loads and bridge responses under train passage: case study of an overpass steel box-girder cable-stayed bridge

(a)

Train speed (km/h)

lhead(m)

ltail(m)

Khead/Kbefore head

Khead/Kafter head

Ktail/Kbefore tail

Ktail/Kafter tail

200

10

12

5

4

3

5

250

10

12

5

4

3

5

300

11

11

4

3

3

5

350

10

12

5

4

3

5

400

11

12

4

4

3

4

Average value

10

12

4

4

3

5

(b)

Clearance under bridge (m)

lhead(m)

ltail(m)

Khead/Kbefore head

Khead/Kafter head

Ktail/Kbefore tail

Ktail/Kafter tail

5.25

10

8

4

3

3

6

7.25

10

12

5

4

3

5

9.25

14

14

3

3

3

4

11.25

18

18

3

3

3

4

13.25

18

19

4

4

3

4

Average value

14

14

4

3

3

5