Research on the Residual Carrying Capacity of Composite Decks with MCL Connectors under Fatigue Load

Table 3

Comparison of the results obtained from tests, theoretical calculations, and FE models.

Specimen	F u, test (kN)	F u, theory (kN)	F u, FEA (kN)	F u, theory/Fu, test	F u, FEA/Fu, test
SP-1	479.2	499.1	436.2	1.04	0.91
SP-2	330	319	345.9	0.97	1.05
SP-3	334.5	327.7	317.9	0.98	0.95