Research Article

Application of Base Force Element Method on Complementary Energy Principle to Rock Mechanics Problems

Table 8

Displacement at  m of the pillar top.

MeshesBFEM (×10−3 m)Q4 model (×10−3 m)Q4R model (×10−3 m)

20 × 40−9.8891−9.8869−9.8895
10 × 40−9.8888−9.8856−9.8898
8 × 40 −9.8889−9.8850−9.8943
6 × 40 −9.8889−9.8840−9.8926