he response of the bridge structure when subjected to static loads of four axles on each span is shown in Table 1. In this table, the vertical deflections at the center of crown in Spans 1 and 2, the tangential strains along the centerline of the rail track at three different positions on Span 1 [quarter span (CR side), crown, and quarter span (K side)] and the transverse strains at the crown of Span 1 are shown. It is seen that the bridge behaves linearly for the three load levels applied over it. No visual cracking was seen during this test, and the structure unloaded elastically on load removal. The minor differences in the displacements of the two spans are indicative of the mild asymmetric nature that exists in the arch geometry. The transverse strains along the crown are seen to be tensile in nature.
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