Study on Model and Tests of Sheet Pile Wall with a Relieving Platform

Table 3

The similar relationship of the main physical quantities.

Symbols	Physical quantity	Similarity relation (prototype: model)	Test value
l	Length (geometry size)	Λe	7
ρ	Density	λρ	1
q	Load (area force)	λλρ	7
ε	Strain	λε	1
σ	Stress	λλρ	7
s	Displacement	λλε	7
EI	Flexural rigidity with unit width	λ^4λρ/λε	2401
M	Bending moment with unit width	λ^3λρ	343
φ	Internal friction angle of soil	λφ	1