Research Article

Shaking Table Tests for Seismic Response of Orthogonal Overlapped Tunnel under Horizontal Seismic Loading

Table 1

Similarity relations and similarity constants.

Model compositionPhysical parametersSimilarity relationsSimilarity constants

Basic parametersLength (L)Cl1/50
Density (ρ)Cρ1/1
Elastic modulus (E)CE1/30
Derived parametersModel material parametersStress (σ)Cσ = CECε1/30
Strain (ε)Cε = 11/1
Poisson’s ratio )Cμ = 11/1
Internal friction angle (ϕ)Cϕ = 11/1
Seismic response parametersTime (t)Ct = Cρ0.5CE−0.5CL1/9.129
Displacement (d)Cd = CL1/50
Velocity () = Cρ0.5CE−0.51/0.183
Acceleration (a)Ca=Cρ−1CECL−11/0.6