Research Article
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Thin-Walled Curved Rectangular Box Beam under In-Plane Bending
Table 1
Normalized tip deflection of the thin curved beam.
| | Mesh density | | | | | Element type | Node | Degree of freedom | Normalized deflection |
| | Quadrilateral elements | | RY-Q10 | 5 | 10 | -0.08901 | -0.08844 | -0.08846 | | RY-Q14D | 5 | 14 | -0.08748 | -0.08898 | -0.08925 | | RY-Q18 | 9 | 18 | -0.08745 | -0.08840 | -0.08850 | | Triangular elements | | RGR-T10 | 5 | 10 | -0.06305 | -0.08493 | -0.08609 | | RGR-T11D | 7 | 11 | -0.08291 | -0.08434 | -0.08691 | | RGR-T10D | 4 | 10 | -0.06486 | -0.08501 | -0.08650 | | Standard reference value is 0.08734 |
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