Four-Node Generalized Conforming Membrane Elements with Drilling DOFs Using Quadrilateral Area Coordinate Methods

Table 7

The tip deflection of a thin curving beam.

h/R	Q4	QM6	QUAD4	GQ12	GQ12M	QAC4θ	QAC4θM	Exact
0.03	0.024	0.339	0.615	0.670	0.897	0.712	1.000	1.000
0.006	0.001	0.022	0.163	0.612	0.896	0.645	1.008	1.000