Convergence of Parabolic Triangle Shell Elements

You will find here the results for parabolic triangle shell element with different mesh refinements:

4 x 4 elements
 

Mode

Reference frequency [Hz]

Parabolic triangle shell (4 x 4 elements)

Frequency [Hz]

Error [%]

1

2.377

2.488

4.650

2

5.942

6.289

5.838

3

5.942

6.394

7.609

4

9.507

10.964

15.321

5

11.884

13.125

10.444

6

11.884

13.460

13.264

7

15.449

18.320

18.584

8

15.449

18.951

22.666


8 x 8 elements
 

Mode

Reference frequency [Hz]

Parabolic triangle shell (8 x 8 elements)

Frequency [Hz]

Error [%]

1

2.377

2.403

1.094

2

5.942

6.043

1.706

3

5.942

6.050

1.809

4

9.507

9.877

3.895

5

11.884

12.135

2.114

6

11.884

12.146

2.204

7

15.449

16.256

5.226

8

15.449

16.416

6.261


16 x 16 elements
 

Mode

Reference frequency [Hz]

Parabolic triangle shell (16 x 16 elements)

Frequency [Hz]

Error [%]

1

2.377

2.382

0.213

2

5.942

5.959

0.288

3

5.942

5.964

0.372

4

9.507

9.589

0.857

5

11.884

11.922

0.321

6

11.884

11.923

0.327

7

15.449

15.603

0.996

8

15.449

15.655

1.331


64 x 64 elements
 

Mode

Reference frequency [Hz]

Parabolic triangle shell (64 x 64 elements)

Frequency [Hz]

Error [%]

1

2.377

2.377

0.019

2

5.942

5.940

0.026

3

5.942

5.940

0.026

4

9.507

9.504

0.030

5

11.884

11.877

0.056

6

11.884

11.877

0.056

7

15.449

15.441

0.054

8

15.449

15.441

0.054


Reference:

BENCHMARK newsletter, Report No. E1261/R002, February 1989, p.21, NAFEMS - Glasgow