Research Article
Underwater Shaking-Table Investigation of Complex Deep-Water Pile-Cap Foundation for Xihoumen Rail-cum-Road Bridge
Table 1
Similarity ratio parameter.
| Type | Physical variables | Similarity relation |
| Material properties | Stress | = 1/60 | Strain | = 1 | Elastic modulus | = = 1/60 | Density | = 1.0 |
| Geometric characteristics | Length/width/height | = 1/60 | Area | = 1/3600 | Displacement | = 1/60 |
| Dynamic characteristics | Quality | = 1/216000 | Stiffness | = 1/3600 | Time | = 1/7.75 | Frequency | = 7.75 | Acceleration | = 1 | Gravitational acceleration | = 1 | Velocity | = 1/7.75 |
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