Research Article
Experimental and Numerical Studies of AP1000 Shield Building considering Fluid-Structure Interaction
Table 2
Similarity relation of model structure.
| Physical type | Physical quantity | Similarity relation | Similarity ratio |
| Geometry | Length L | S L | 1 : 50 |
| Material | Elastic modulus E | S E | — | Equivalent density ρ | S ρ = SE/(SLSa) | — |
| Dynamic | Acceleration a | S a | 1 | Time t | | 1 : 7.07 | Frequency f | S f = 1/St | 7.07 |
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