Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of a New Type Flexible Rock Shed under the Impact of Rock Block and Improving the Design

Table 3

Comparison between experimental and numerical results.

Item		Experiment	Numerical simulation	Error (%)
Block reaching to the lowest point	Deformation of flexible nets (m)	2.310	1.976	14.5
	Elapse time (s)	0.143	0.119	15.7
Structure stopping rebounding	Deformation of flexible nets (m)	1.780	1.399	21.4
	Elapse time (s)	0.227	0.182	19.8
Peak force (kN)	Horizontal cable	29.5	36.2	22.7
	Cable anchor	21.4	17.6	17.8