Research Article

Shaking Table Test and Numerical Verification for Free Ground Seismic Response of Saturated Soft Soil

Table 1

Scale relations and ratio of model system.

Item TypePhysical quantityDimensionSimilarity relationSimilarity ratio

Geometrical characteristicsLength[L]1:4
Linear Displacement[L]1:4
Material characteristicsDensity[ML−3]1:1
Velocity ()[LT−1]1:2
Dynamic characteristicsPore pressure[MLT−2]1:4
Time[T]1:2
Frequency[T−1]2:1
Acceleration[LT−2]1
Stress[ML−1T−2]1:4