Accurate, Efficient, and Robust Q4-Like Membrane Elements Formulated in Cartesian Coordinates Using the Quasi-Conforming Element Technique

Table 5

The nodal deflections at the free end and stresses in the element with the fixed end of a cantilevered beam with 1 × 5 irregular mesh.

Elements
PS	96.18	94.01	3007	−3014
YHP [30]	96.50	94.34	3006	−3013
PS-E [31]	99.88	97.57	3000	−3000
SPS ( = 500) [32]	101.79	97.33	3001	−3003
SYHP ( = 500) [32]	101.78	97.37	3001	−3002
SPS ( = 5000) [32]	102.10	97.54	3000	−3000
SYHP ( = 5000) [32]	102.10	97.54	3000	−3000
QCQ4-1	89.33	88.64	2983.5	−2979.3
QCQ4-2	94.59	94.03	2969.0	−2958.3
Analytical solutions	100	100	3000	−3000