An 8-Node Shell Element for Nonlinear Analysis of Shells Using the Refined Combination of Membrane and Shear Interpolation Functions

Table 9

Results of simply supported plate with rectangular and distorted meshes (reference solutions: 𝑢₃=4.062 and 11.60).

Mesh types	Element	Uniform load (𝑢3=4.062)	Concentrated load (𝑢3=11.60)
Rectangular mesh	𝛽𝛿𝛾	1.009	1.022
	𝛽𝛿𝛾^∗6	1.000	0.999
Distorted mesh	𝛽𝛿𝛾	1.010	1.016
	𝛽𝛿𝛾^∗6	1.000	0.999