| | Type | No. | Maximum load Fmax (kN/m) | Maximum strain ε (10−6) | Description of phenomena |
| | Steel pipe posts | 1 | 3.5 | 589 | The Jack slid out, the test ended; no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 2 | 3.5 | 518 | The Jack slid out, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 3 | 5 | 400 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 4 | 5 | 778 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 5 | 5 | 524 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 6 | 5 | 495 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 7 | 5 | 768 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | 8 | 5 | 340 | The Jack reached its maximum, the test ended, no weld cracked, no post collapsed | | Finished posts | 9 | 1.5 | 828 | Welds at the bottom of posts cracked | | 10 | 1.5 | 119 | The upper support broke, the surface of the stainless steel post cracked, and welds between posts and gaskets at the pulling side failed | | 11 | 2.5 | 1906 | The upper support broke, the surface of the stainless steel post cracked | | 12 | 2.5 | 610 | The upper support broke, the surface of the stainless steel post cracked, and welds between posts and gaskets at the pulling side failed |
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