Size Effect on the Rheological Shear Mechanical Behaviors of Different Joints: A Numerical Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Model size (cm)</td><td class="align_center">Shear stiffness(10<sup>4</sup>kN/m)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">5</td><td class="align_center">2.85996</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">10</td><td class="align_center">1.84801</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">15</td><td class="align_center">1.30353</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">20</td><td class="align_center">1.08759</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50</td><td class="align_center">0.85285</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">200</td><td class="align_center">0.84925</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Relationship between model size and shear stiffness of through-type joint.</div>

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Table 4: Size Effect on the Rheological Shear Mechanical Behaviors of Different Joints: A Numerical Study 