| 3D | Three-dimensional |
| A | Section area of inertia of cell wall |
| b | Wall Heights |
| Es | Young’s modulus of raw materials used to make honeycomb structures |
| Ex | Equivalent elastic modulus in the x-direction |
| Ex/Es | Nondimensional elastic modulus in the x-direction |
| Ey | Equivalent elastic modulus in the y-direction |
| Ey/Es | Nondimensional elastic modulus in the y-direction |
| Ez | Equivalent elastic modulus in the z-direction |
| Ez/Es | Nondimensional elastic modulus in the z-direction |
| Gxy | Shear modulus of x-o-y plane |
| H | Wall length in the x-o-y plane |
| I | Section moment of inertia of cell wall |
| L | Wall length in the x-o-y plane |
| LA −B | Length between points A and B |
| Lxi | Original lengths between the marker points in the x-direction |
| L’xi | Lengths between the marker points in the x-direction |
| Lyi | Original lengths between the marker points in the y-direction |
| L’yi | Lengths between the marker points in the y-direction |
| M 1 | Bending moment at endpoint 1 |
| M 2 | Bending moment at endpoint 1 |
| N | Force of cell wall along the x-direction |
| N 1 | Force parallel to cell wall at endpoint 1 |
| N 2 | Force perpendicular to cell wall at endpoint 1 |
| NA −B | Number of pixels between points A and B |
| NPR | Negative Poisson’s ratios |
| PLC | Programmable Logic Controller |
| PPR | Positive Poisson’s ratios |
| SLS | Selective Laser Sintering technology |
| t | Wall thickness |
| ZPR | Zero Poisson’s Ratio |
| α | Nondimensional length, α = H/L |
| β | Nondimensional length, α = t/L |
| γ | Nondimensional length, α = b/L |
| γxy | Shear strain in the x-o-y plane |
| δx | Deflection under σx |
| Δx | Displacements in the x-direction at wall endpoints |
| Δy | Displacements in the y-direction at wall endpoints |
| εx | Normal strain in the x-direction |
| εy | Normal strain in the y-direction |
| η | Wall slope angle in the x-o-z plane |
| θ | Wall slope angle in the x-o-y plane |
| κ | Shear stress shape coefficient of the rectangular section |
| νxy | Poisson’s ratio in the x-o-y plane |
| σx | Stress in the x direction |
| τ | Pure shear stress |
| φ | Wall slope angle in the x-o-y plane |
| ω | Wall slope angle in the x-o-z plane |