Research Article
Accurate, Efficient, and Robust Q4-Like Membrane Elements Formulated in Cartesian Coordinates Using the Quasi-Conforming Element Technique
Table 3
Displacements and stresses given by various elements with regular meshes.
| | Elements | | | | | | | | | |
| | QA41 | 77.5 | 2250.0 | 101.51 | 4049.88 | — | — | | QR4b1 | 75.5 | 2250.0 | 102.64 | 4049.90 | — | — | | RQ4 | 79.62 | 2025 | 104.45 | 4050 | — | — | | WDQ4 | — | — | 70 | — | 91.476 | — | | WDQ6 | — | — | 70 | — | 91.450 | — | | QCQ4-1 | 72.81 | 2227.5 | 95.31 | 4050.0 | 100.25 | 4232.25 | | QCQ4-2 | 77.50 | 3037.5 | 101.50 | 4050.0 | 102.00 | 4262.22 | | Analytical | 102.6 | 4050 | 102.6 | 4050 | 102.6 | 4050 | | ANSYS-Q8 | 102.04 | – | 102.12 | 4050 | 102.92 | 4056.0 |
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