To design the similitude test model having the same nature characteristics with the prototype of the elastic thin plates, an innovative method of confirm the structure size applicable interval of distorted (incomplete geometrically) similar model was proposed. Firstly, the complete scaling laws and the distortion scaling laws between the model and its prototype were established by using the governing equation analysis. Then, under the study of the structure size applicable interval which kept

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... e same first-order nature characteristic (nature frequency and vibration mode), through the research of the vibration mode control interval (each order of the mode keep the same) and the predict interval of frequency, the method of structure size applicable interval of distorted similar model was obtained, which they were in different orders with the same nature characteristic. Finally, the proposed calculation method is verified by experiment.