Research Article

Design and Experimental Verification of a 1/20 Scale Model of Quayside Container Crane Using Distortion Theory

Table 1

Similarity constants of the model.

Items of similarity constantsSymbolValue

Similarity constant of geometrySl1/20
Similarity constant of densitySρ1
Similarity constant of Young’s modulusSE1
Similarity constant of timeSt
Similarity constant of frequencySω
Similarity constant of massSm1/8000
Similarity constant of displacementSu1/20
Similarity constant of velocity
Similarity constant of accelerationSa1
Similarity constant of strainSε1
Similarity constant of stressSσ1
Similarity constant of gravity1