Alternative Load Path Analysis for Determining the Geometric Agreement of a Cable-Stayed Bridge with Steel Truss Girders

Table 2

Strain of the chords for the three load cases.

Load case	Section	Strain gauge location	Strain (με)		Ratio
			Measured	FE model result
1	I-I	Upper chord	−134	−150	0.89
		Lower chord	159	165	0.96
2	II-II	Upper chord	−87	−90	0.97
		Lower chord	75	79	0.95
3	III-III	Upper chord	−228	−231	0.99
		Lower chord	190	204	0.93