Table 1 Modeling scale factors.

From: Shaking table tests of a one-quarter scale model of concrete hollow block masonry houses retrofitted with fiber-reinforced paint

Physical quantity

Modeling factor

Relationship

True model

Current study

Length \((L)\)

\({S}_{L}={L}_{P}/{L}_{M}\)

4

4

Specific mass \((\rho )\)

\({S}_{\rho }={\rho }_{P}/{\rho }_{M}\)

1

1.04

Force \((F)\)

\({S}_{F}{=S}_{L}^{2}{S}_{f}\)

64

57.6

Displacement \((d)\)

\({S}_{d}={S}_{L}\)

4

4

Strain \((\varepsilon )\)

\({S}_{\varepsilon }={\varepsilon }_{P}/{\varepsilon }_{M}\)

1

1

Strength \((f)\)

\({S}_{f}={f}_{P}/{f}_{M}\)

4

3.6

Acceleration \((a)\)

\({S}_{a}={S}_{f}/({S}_{L}{S}_{\rho })\)

1

0.87

Velocity \((v)\)

\({S}_{v}={({S}_{\varepsilon }{S}_{f}/{S}_{\rho })}^{0.5}\)

2

1.86

Frequency \((\omega )\)

\({S}_{\omega }=1/{S}_{t}\)

0.5

0.47

Time \((t)\)

\({S}_{t}={S}_{L}{({S}_{\varepsilon }{S}_{\rho }/{S}_{f})}^{0.5}\)

2

2.15