Research Article

Seismic Response of a Tunnel Embedded in Compacted Clay through Large-Scale Shake Table Testing

Table 2

Similarity ratios of the model to prototype.

Physical parameterSimilarity relationshipSimilarity ratio

Geometry1/8
Density4/5
Elastic module1/10
Strain1
Stress1/10
Acceleration1
Poisson’s ratio1
Friction angle1
Frequency2.828
Time0.354