Research Article

Shaking-Table Tests for Immersed Tunnels at Different Sites

Table 1

Similitude relations and ratios of the model system.

ItemSymbolSimilitude relationRatio
TunnelSoil

Geometry1/301/4
Elasticity modulus1/41/4
Mass density51
Displacement1/301/4
Acceleration1.51
Time0.1491/2
Frequency6.7112
Pore water pressure/1/4
Shear wave velocity/1/2
Stress1/41/4