Experimental Research on the Transverse Effective Bending Rigidity of Shield Tunnels

Table 1

Similarity relationships of the segment.

Category of scale ratio	Physical quantities	Similarity relationships
Geometric scale ratio	Diameter of the segmental lining (D)
	Thickness of the segment (t)
	Breadth of the segment (b)
Geometric scale ratio ( and )	Elastic modulus of the segment ()
	Poisson’s ratio of the segment ()
External load ( and )	Concentrated force acting on segment (F)
	Realistic soil load acting on segment (q)
Static response (, , , and )	Stress of segment ()
	Strain of segment ()
	Deformation of segment ()
	Rotation angle of segment ()