A Comparative Test Study on the Seismic Damage Sustained by Frame-Core Tube Structures

Table 8

Typical scaling factors for converting model response to full-size prototype response.

Category	Variable	Scaling factor	Note
Dimension	Length	1/15	Controlling parameter of dimension
Material	Strain	1.0	Controlling parameter of material
	Elastic modulus	1/3
	Stress	1/3
	Density	5/3
	Mass	4.938 × 10^−4
Dynamic behavior	Damping	3.313 × 10^−3	Controlling parameter of the test
	Period	0.149
	Velocity	0.447
	Acceleration	3
	Acceleration of gravity	1.0