• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.239-258
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• 2012

In this paper, experimental investigations on high strength steel (HSS) stud connected steel-concrete composite (SCC) girders to understand the effect of shear connector density on their flexural behaviour is presented. SCC girder specimens were designed for three different shear capacities (100%, 85%, and 70%), by varying the number of stud connectors in the shear span. Three SCC girder specimens were tested under monotonic/quasi-static loading, while three similar girder specimens were subjected to non-reversal cyclic loading under simply supported end conditions. Details of casting the specimens, experimental set-up, and method of testing, instrumentation for the measurement of deflection, interface-slip and strain are discussed. It is found that SCC girder specimen designed for full shear capacity exhibits interface slip for loads beyond 25% of the ultimate load capacity. Specimens with lesser degree of shear connection show lower values of load at initiation of slip. Very good ductility is exhibited by all the HSS stud connected SCC girder specimens. It is observed that the ultimate moment of resistance as well as ductility gets reduced for HSS stud connected SCC girder with reduction in stud shear connector density. Efficiency factor indicating the effectiveness of high strength stud connectors in resisting interface forces is estimated to be 0.8 from the analysis. Failure mode is primarily flexure with fracturing of stud connectors and characterised by flexural cracking and crushing of concrete at top in the pure bending region. Local buckling in the top flange of steel beam was also observed at the loads near to failure, which is influenced by spacing of studs and top flange thickness of rolled steel section. One of the recommendations is that the ultimate load capacity can be limited to 1.5 times the plastic moment capacity of the section such that the post peak load reduction is kept within limits. Load-deflection behaviour for monotonic tests compared well with the envelope of load-deflection curves for cyclic tests. It is concluded from the experimental investigations that use of HSS studs will reduce their numbers for given loading, which is advantageous in case of long spans. Buckling of top flange of rolled section is observed at failure stage. Provision of lips in the top flange is suggested to avoid this buckling. This is possible in case of longer spans, where normally built-up sections are used.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2020

This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on effects of local damages on the in-plane elastic-plastic buckling and strength of a fixed parabolic steel tubular arch under a vertical load distributed uniformly over its span, which have not been reported in the literature hitherto. The in-plane structural behaviour and strength of ten specimens with different local damages are investigated experimentally. A finite element (FE) model for damaged steel tubular arches is established and is validated by the test results. The FE model is then used to conduct parametric studies on effects of the damage location, depth and length on the strength of steel arches. The experimental results and FE parametric studies show that effects of damages at the arch end on the strength of the arch are more significant than those of damages at other locations of the arch, and that effects of the damage depth on the strength of arches are most significant among those of the damage length. It is also found that the failure modes of a damaged steel tubular arch are much related to its initial geometric imperfections. The experimental results and extensive FE results show that when the effective cross-section considering local damages is used in calculating the modified slenderness of arches, the column bucking curve b in GB50017 or Eurocode3 can be used for assessing the remaining in-plane strength of locally damaged parabolic steel tubular arches under uniform compression. Furthermore, a useful interaction equation for assessing the remaining in-plane strength of damaged steel tubular arches that are subjected to the combined bending and axial compression is also proposed based on the validated FE models. It is shown that the proposed interaction equation can provide lower bound assessments for the remaining strength of damaged arches under in-plane general loading.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.2919-2924
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• 2011

자동서랍함용 완충기는 서랍을 여닫을 때 충격을 흡수하고 속도를 조절하는 역할을 해 준다. 완충기 튜브는 완충기의 구성품을 에워 쌓고 있는 원통 모양의 케이스이며 아세탈 재질로 되어있다. 본 연구는 사출 성형 공정에서 제작된 완충기 튜브의 품질 안정성을 평가하는 데 목적이 있다. 완충기 튜브는 4 캐비티 냉각장치를 갖춘 사출 성형공정에서 제작된다. 본 연구에서는 완충기 튜브의 품질 안정을 판단하기 위해 분석과 시험이 수행되었다. 분석과 시험은 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통한 품질 분석과 연구된 튜브에 대한 외산품과의 성능 비교 시험이다. 사출 압력은 87.6 MPa로, 전체 휨량은 0.07~1.0 mm로 계산하였다. 연구된 튜브와 외산품을 비교해 볼 때 튜브의 최대 압축-하중은 231 kgf, 구간별 변위-하중은 0.05 kgf, 그리고 또 튜브 내경의 표면거칠기(Ra)는 $0.02\;{\mu}m$ 향상되었다. 결과적으로 사출 성형 공정에서 제작되어지는 연구된 튜브의 품질은 안정되었고 성능이 우수함을 알 수 있었다.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.513-537
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• 2017

In this study, the fracture toughness $K_{IC}$ of high performance concrete (HPC) was investigated by conducting three-point bending tests on a total of 240 notched beams of $500mm{\times}100mm{\times}100mm$ subjected to heating temperatures up to $450^{\circ}C$ with exposure times up to 16 hours and various heating and cooling rates. For a heating rate of $3^{\circ}C/min$, $K_{IC}$ for the hot concrete sustained a monotonic decrease trend with the increasing heating temperature and exposure time, from $1.389MN/m^{1.5}$ at room temperature to $0.942MN/m^{1.5}$ at $450^{\circ}C$ for 4-hour exposure time, $0.906MN/m^{1.5}$ for 8-hour exposure time and $0.866MN/m^{1.5}$ for 16-hour exposure time. For the cold concrete, $K_{IC}$ sustained a two-stage decrease trend, dropping slowly with the heating temperature up to $150^{\circ}C$ and then rapidly down to $0.869MN/m^{1.5}$ at $450^{\circ}C$ for 4-hour exposure time, $0.812MN/m^{1.5}$ for 8-hour exposure time and $0.771MN/m^{1.5}$ for 16-hour exposure time. In general, the $K_{IC}$ values for the hot concrete up to $200^{\circ}C$ were larger than those for the cold concrete, and an inverse trend was observed thereafter. The increase in heating rate slightly decreased $K_{IC}$, and at $450^{\circ}C$ $K_{IC}$ decreased from $0.893MN/m^{1.5}$ for $1^{\circ}C/min$ to $0.839MN/m^{1.5}$ for $10^{\circ}C/min$ for the hot concrete and from $0.792MN/m^{1.5}$ for $1^{\circ}C/min$ to $0.743MN/m^{1.5}$ for $10^{\circ}C/min$ for the cold concrete after an exposure time of 16 hours. The increase in cooling rate also slightly decreased $K_{IC}$, and at $450^{\circ}C$ $K_{IC}$ decreased from $0.771MN/m^{1.5}$ for slow cooling to $0.739MN/m^{1.5}$ for fast cooling after an exposure time of 16 hours. The fracture energy-based fracture toughness $K_{IC}$' was also assessed, and similar decrease trends with the heating temperature and exposure time existed for both hot and cold concretes. The relationships of two fracture toughness parameters with the weight loss and the modulus of rapture were also evaluated.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-87
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• 2019

The yaw and interference effects of blades affect aerodynamic performance of large wind turbine system significantly, thus influencing wind-induced response and stability performance of the tower-blade system. In this study, the 5MW wind turbine which was developed by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) was chosen as the research object. Large eddy simulation on flow field and aerodynamics of its wind turbine system with different yaw angles($0^{\circ}$, $5^{\circ}$, $10^{\circ}$, $20^{\circ}$, $30^{\circ}$ and $45^{\circ}$) under the most unfavorable blade position was carried out. Results were compared with codes and measurement results at home and abroad, which verified validity of large eddy simulation. On this basis, effects of yaw angle on average wind pressure, fluctuating wind pressure, lift coefficient, resistance coefficient,streaming and wake characteristics on different interference zone of tower of wind turbine were analyzed. Next, the blade-cabin-tower-foundation integrated coupling model of the large wind turbine was constructed based on finite element method. Dynamic characteristics, wind-induced response and stability performance of the wind turbine structural system under different yaw angle were analyzed systematically. Research results demonstrate that with the increase of yaw angle, the maximum negative pressure and extreme negative pressure of the significant interference zone of the tower present a V-shaped variation trend, whereas the layer resistance coefficient increases gradually. By contrast, the maximum negative pressure, extreme negative pressure and layer resistance coefficient of the non-interference zone remain basically same. Effects of streaming and wake weaken gradually. When the yaw angle increases to $45^{\circ}$, aerodynamic force of the tower is close with that when there's no blade yaw and interference. As the height of significant interference zone increases, layer resistance coefficient decreases firstly and then increases under different yaw angles. Maximum means and mean square error (MSE) of radial displacement under different yaw angles all occur at circumferential $0^{\circ}$ and $180^{\circ}$ of the tower. The maximum bending moment at tower bottom is at circumferential $20^{\circ}$. When the yaw angle is $0^{\circ}$, the maximum downwind displacement responses of different blades are higher than 2.7 m. With the increase of yaw angle, MSEs of radial displacement at tower top, downwind displacement of blades, internal force at blade roots all decrease gradually, while the critical wind speed decreases firstly and then increases and finally decreases. The comprehensive analysis shows that the worst aerodynamic performance and wind-induced response of the wind turbine system are achieved when the yaw angle is $0^{\circ}$, whereas the worst stability performance and ultimate bearing capacity are achieved when the yaw angle is $45^{\circ}$.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.445-462
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• 2022

To investigate and evaluate the seismic damage behaviors of steel reinforced recycled concrete (SRRC) filled circular steel tube composite columns, in this study, the cyclic loading tests of 11 composite columns was carried out by using the load-displacement joint control method. The seismic damage process, hysteretic curves and performance indexes of composite columns were observed and obtained. The effects of replacement rates of recycled coarse aggregate (RCA), diameter thickness ratio, axial compression ratio, profile steel ratio and section form of profile steel on the seismic damage behaviors of composite columns were also analyzed in detail. The results show that the failure model of columns is a typical bending failure under the combined action of horizontal loads and vertical loads, and the columns have good energy dissipation capacity and ductility. In addition, the replacement rates of RCA have a certain adverse effect on the seismic bearing capacity, energy consumption and ductility of columns. The seismic damage characteristics of composite columns are revealed according to the failure modes and hysteretic curves. A modified Park-Ang seismic damage model based on the maximum displacement and cumulative energy consumption was proposed, which can consider the adverse effect of RAC on the seismic damage of columns. On this basis, the performance levels of composite columns are divided into five categories, The interlayer displacement angle and damage index are used as the damage quantitative indicators of composite columns, and the displacement angle limits of composite columns at different performance levels under 80% assurance rate are calculated as 1/105, 1/85, 1/65, 1/28, and 1/25 respectively. On this basis, the damage index limits corresponding to each performance level are calculated as 0.045, 0.1, 0.48, 0.8, and 1.0 respectively. Finally, the corresponding relations among the performance levels, damage degrees, interlayer displacement angles and damage indexes of composite columns are established. The conclusions can provide reference for the seismic design of SRRC filled circular steel tube composite columns, it fills the vacancy in the research on seismic damage of steel reinforced recycled concrete (SRRC) filled circular steel tube composite columns.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.455-475
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• 2023

The present study investigates the non-linear soil-pile interaction using three-dimensional (3D) non-linear finite element models. The numerical models were validated by using the results of extensive pile load and shaking table tests. The pile performance in liquefiable and non-liquefiable soil has been studied by analyzing the liquefaction ratio, pile lateral displacement (LD), pile bending moment (BM), and frictional resistance (FR) results. The pile models have been developed for the different ground conditions. The study reveals that the results obtained during the pile load test and shaking cycles have good agreement with the predicted pile and soil response. The soil density, peak ground acceleration (PGA), slenderness ratio (L/D), and soil condition (i.e., dry and saturated) are considered during modeling. Four ground motions are used for the non-linear time history analyses. Consequently, design charts are proposed depended on the analysis results to be used for design practice. Eleven models have been used to validate the capability of these charts to capture the soil-pile response under different seismic intensities. The results of the present study demonstrate that L/D ratio slightly affects the lateral displacement when compared with other parameters. Also, it has been observed that the increasing in PGA and decreasing L/D decreases the excess pore water pressure ratio; i.e., increasing PGA from 0.1 g to 0.82 g of loose sand model, decrease the liquefaction ratio by about 50%, and increasing L/D from 15 to 75 of the similar models (under Kobe earthquake), increase this ratio by about 30%. This study reveals that the lateral displacement increases nonlinearly under both dry and saturated conditions as the PGA increases. Similarly, it is observed that the BM increases under both dry and saturated states as the L/D ratio increases. Regarding the acceleration histories, the pile BM was reduced by reducing the acceleration intensity. Hence, the pile BM decreased to about 31% when the applied ground motion switched from Kobe (PGA=0.82 g) to Ali Algharbi (PGA=0.10 g). This study reveals that the soil conditions affect the relationship pattern between the FR and the PGA. Also, this research could be helpful in understanding the threat of earthquakes in different ground characteristics.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.605-619
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• 2024

The increase of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) content in recycled asphalt concrete (RAC) is accompanied by the degradation of low-temperature cracking resistance, which has become an obstacle to the development of RAC. This paper aims to reveal the meso-scale mechanisms of the low-temperature fracture behavior of RAC and provide a theoretical basis for the economical recycling of RAP. For this purpose, micromechanical heterogeneous peridynamic model of RAC was established and validated by comparing three-point bending (TPB) test results against corresponding numerical simulation results of RAC with 50% RAP content. Furthermore, the models with different aggregate shapes (i.e., average aggregates circularity (${\bar{C_r}}=1.00$, 0.75, and 0.50) and RAP content (i.e., 0%, 15%, 30%, 50%, 75%, and 100%) were constructed to investigate the effect of aggregate shape and RAP content on the low-temperature cracking resistance. The results show that peridynamic models can accurately simulate the low-temperature fracture behavior of RAC, with only 2.9% and 13.9% differences from the TPB test in flexural strength and failure strain, respectively. On the meso-scale, the damage in the RAC is mainly controlled by horizontal tensile stress and the stress concentration appears in the interface transition zone (ITZ). Aggregate shape has a significant effect on the low-temperature fracture resistance, i.e., higher aggregate circularity leads to better low-temperature performance. The large number of microcracks generated during the damage evolution process for the peridynamic model with circular aggregates contributes to slowing down the fracture, whereas the severe stress concentration at the corners leads to the fracture of the aggregates with low circularity under lower stress levels. The effect of RAP content below 30% or above 50% is not significant, but a substantial reduction (16.9% in flexural strength and 16.4% in failure strain) is observed between the RAP content of 30% and 50%. This reduction is mainly attributed to the fact that the damage in the ITZ region transfers significantly to the aggregates, especially the RAP aggregates, when the RAP content ranges from 30% to 50%.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제90권6호
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• pp.551-568
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• 2024

The present study deals with static and dynamic behaviors including forced vibrations of an elastic rectangular nano plate on the two-parameter foundation. Firstly, the rectangular plate is assumed to be subjected to uniformly distributed and eccentrically applied concentrated loads. The governing equations of the problem are derived by considering the dynamic response of the plate, employing a series of the Chebyshev polynomials for the displacement function and applying the Galerkin method. Then, effects of the non-essential boundary conditions of the plate, i.e., the boundary conditions related to the shearing forces, the bending moments and the corner forces, are included in the governing equation of motion to compensate for the non-satisfied boundary conditions and increase the accuracy of the Galerkin method. The approximate numerical solution is accomplished using an iterative process due to the non-linearity of the unilateral property of the two-parameter foundation. The plate under static concentrated load is investigated in detail numerically by considering a wide range of parameters of the plate and the foundation stiffnesses. Numerical treatment of the problem in the time domain is carried out by assuming a stepwise variation of the concentrated load and the linear acceleration procedure is employed in the solution of the system of governing differential equations derived from the equation of motion. Time variations of the contact region and those of the displacements of the plate are presented in the figures for various numbers of the two-parameter of the foundation, as well as the classical and nano parameters of the plate particularly focusing on the non-linearity of the problem due to the plate lift-off from the unilateral foundation. The effects of classical and nonlocal parameters and loading are investigated in detail. Definition of the separation between the plate and the two-parameter foundation is presented and applied to the given problem. The effect of the lift-off on the static and dynamic behavior of the rectangular plate is studied in detail by considering various loading conditions. The numerical study shows that the effect of nonlocal parameters on the behavior of the plate becomes significant, when nonlinearity becomes more profound, due to the lift-off of the plate. It is seen that the size effects are significant in static and dynamic analysis of nano-scaled rectangular plates and need to be included in the mechanical analyses. Furthermore, the corner displacement of the plate is affected more significantly from the lift-off, whereas it is less marked in the time variation of the middle displacement of the plate. Several numerical examples are presented to examine the sensibility of various parameters associated with nonlocal parameters of the plate and foundation. Both stiffening and softening nonlocal parameters behavior of the plate are identified in the numerical solutions which show that increasing the foundation stiffness decreases the extent of the contact region, whereas the stiffness of the shear layer increases the contact region and reduces the foundation settlement considerably.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.3-44
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• 1986

목재(木材)파아티클과 성질(性質)이 전혀 다른 철선(鐵線)을 물리적(物理的)으로 결합(結合)시킴으로써 목재(木材)와 철재(鐵材)의 재료적(材料的) 특성(特性)을 서로 보완(補完)하여 목재(木材)파아티클과 철선(鐵線)의 새로운 복합체(複合體)인 목질(木質)-철선(鐵線)보오드를 제조(製造)하고 그 특성(特性)을 구명(究明)하여 기초자료(基礎資料)를 얻고자 하였다. 메란티 합판제조폐재(合板製造廢材)을 이용(利用)한 팔만칩을 12mesh를 통과하고 20mesh체에 남는 큰 파아티클과 20mesh을 통과하고 60mesh체에 남는 작은 파아티클로 구분하여 요소수지를 분무한 다음, 굵기 1mm인 철선(鐵線)을 나비방향과 길이방향으로 1, 2 및 3층(層)으로 배열하여 성형(成型)하고 시험용(試驗用) 복합(複合) 파아티클 보오드를 제조하였다. 1층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드의 경우에는 철선간(鐵線間)의 배치간격(配置間隔)을 나비방향과 길이방향(方向)으로 각기 0.5cm, 1cm, 1.5cm, 2cm 및 2.5cm 등(等) 5가지로 하여 24가지의 철선구성방법(鐵線構成方法)으로 하였으며, 2층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成 )보오드는 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)을 1cm로 하였고 철선구성방법(鐵線構成方法)을 3가지로 하였으며, 3층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드는 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)을 1cm로 하고 철선구성방법(鐵線構成方法)을 11가지로 하여 제조(製造)한 보오드는 대조(對照)보오드를 포함(包含)하여 312개였다. 보오드를 성형(成型)한 열압온도(熱壓溫度) 160$^{\circ}C$, 악력(壓力) 35kgf/$cm^2$, 열압시간(熱壓時間) 9분(分)으로 하여 보오드를 제조(製造)하고 이 목질(木質) 철선복합(鐵線複合)보도드의 물리적(物理的) 및 기계적(機械的) 성질(性質)을 측정(測定)분석(分析)한 바 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 큰 파아티클과 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드에서 철선구성층수(鐵線構成層數) 및 구성철선(構成鐵線)의 수(數)가 많은 보오드일수록 그 비중(比重)은 컸었다. 2. 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드는 철선구성(鐵線構成)으로 인하여 두께팽창율(膨脹率)의 감소(減少)가 뚜렷하였으며 특히 철선구성층수(鐵線構成層數)가 많을수록 이 팽창율(膨脹率)은 더 개선되었다. 3. 큰 파아티클 및 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드 공(共)히 철선구성층수(鐵線構成層數)가 증가(增加)함에 따라 철선(鐵線)의 강도적(强度的) 특성(特性)이 파아티클 휨강도(强度) 성질(性質)을 보강(補强)하여 파괴계수(破壞係數), 탄성계수(彈性係數), 휨 극한하중(極限荷重) 일량(量) 등(等)이 개선(改善)되었으며, 2층(層) 및 3층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드의 경우 보오드의 하층(下層)의 철선구성방향(鐵線構成方向)이 보오드의 길이방향(方向)과 일치(一致)하는 보오드가 특(特)히 큰 휨강도(强度) 향상(向上)을 보여 인장라미네이션을 얻었다. 4. 1층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드는 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)에 따른 개구면적(開口面積)과 파아티클의 크기에 따라 파괴계수(破壞係數), 탄성계수(彈性係數), 휨 극한하중(極限荷重) 일량(量) 등(等)이 다르게 나타났으나, 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드의 파괴계수(破壞係數)는 개구면적(開口面積)이 1.5~3$cm^2$이고, 나비 방향(方向)의 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)이 1~2cm이면서 길이방향(方向)의 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)이 1.5~2.5cm인 보오드가 높은 값을 나타냈고 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드의 파괴계수(破壞係數)는 개구면적(開口面積)이 0.5~1.5$cm^2$ 및 3.75~6.25$cm^2$이고 나비 방향(方向)의 철선간격(鐵線間隔)이 0.5cm이거나 2.5cm인 보오드가 높은 값을 나타냈다. 5. 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 1층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드의 탄성계수(彈性係數)는 개구면적(開口面積)이 1.5~3$cm^2$이고 나비방향(方向) 및 길이방향(方向)의 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)이 1~2.5cm에서 큰 값을 나타냈으며, 한편 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드의 탄성계수(彈性係數)는 개구면적(開口面積)이 0.75~1.25$cm^2$ 민 3~6.25$cm^2$이고, 나비방향(方向)의 철선구성간격(鐵線構成間隔)이 0.5 또는 2.5cm에서 큰 값을 나타내었다. 6. 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 1층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드의 휨 극한하중(極限荷重) 일량(量)은 개구면적(開口面積)이 1~3$cm^2$인 보오드가 큰 값을 보였고, 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드의 경우의 그것은 철선(鐵線)의 개구면적(開口面積)이 좁은 것이 크게 나타났다. 7. 박리저항(剝離抵抗) 및 나사못보지력(保持力)은 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 3층(層) 및 2층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드에서 대부분(大部分) 대조(對照)보오드보다 큰 값을 보였으나 작은 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 보오드에서는 뚜렷한 경향이 없었다. 큰 파아티클로 제조(製造)한 1층(層) 철선구성(鐵線構成)보오드의 박리저항(剝離抵抗) 및 나사못보지력(保持力)은 전체적으로 비슷한 수준(水準)을 보였고 작은 파아티클로 제조한 보오드에서는 개구면적(開口面積)이 증가(增加)함에 따라 박리저항(剝離抵抗)은 증가(增加)하고 나사못보지력(保持力)은 감소(減少)하는 현상(現象)을 보였다.