Research Article

Numerical Integration of Some Arbitrary Functions over an Ellipsoid by Discretizing into Hexahedral Elements for Biomaterial Studies

Table 5

Integral results for quadratic tetrahedral elements: comparison with GGQ and GQ.

Sl. NoFunctionsExact value10 NGGQ (N = 5)N = 10N = 15N = 20

12.35612.36322.36272.36322.36322.3632
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
2.35632.35632.35622.3561

213.14153.12153.1215
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
3.13153.13153.14153.1415

30.75000.75274814080.7527
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
0.75120.75120.75000.7500

40.68570.69140.6914
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
0.68840.68600.68590.6857

5NInt = 4.63964.61084.6108
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
4.61084.61084.61084.6108

6NInt = 2.21462.11052.2008
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
2.20052.20072.20082.2008

73.23133.27733.2773
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
3.26313.24383.23543.2313

80.05800.04190.04871
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
0.05890.05850.05820.0580

9Singularity and highly oscillatory function1.9206
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
1.92111.92689.26149.2614

102.28842.28942.3632
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
2.34262.31262.28842.2884

112.51322.4826
N = 4N = 6N = 8N = 10
2.47262.49662.51322.5132