Research Article

Development of High-Order Infinite Element Method for Bending Analysis of Mindlin–Reissner Plates

Table 5

Comparisons between proposed approach and ABAQUS of maximum deflection along shown in Figure 6.

CoordinateDeflection (mm)Relative deviation (%)
High-order PIEMABAQUS

−500.0000.0000.00
−40−0.311−0.3100.12
−30−1.449−1.4510.12
−20−3.378−3.3830.14
−10−6.000−6.0090.15
0−9.212−9.2250.14
10−12.914−12.9320.14
20−17.008−17.0300.13
30−21.399−21.4250.12
40−25.991−26.0200.11
50−30.689−30.7220.11