0
0 50 100 150
El
evat
ion
(m)
C3D8-M 1-W
C3D8-M 2-W
C3D8-M 3-W
C 3D 20R-M 3-W
− 150 − 100 − 50
Bending moment (kN m )
− 100
− 80
− 60
− 40
− 20
(a) With mesh M1, M2, and M3
C3D8-M 4-W
C3D8-M 5-W
C 3D 20R-M 3-W
− 150 − 100 − 50 0 50 100 150
Bending moment (kN m )
0
El
evat
ion
(m)
− 100
− 80
− 60
− 40
− 20
(b) WithmeshM4andM5
Figure 22: Bending moments calculated with displacement.
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
00.02 0. 04 0. 06
Displacem ent (m)
C P E 4-8-60-D
C 3D 8-8-60
y(
m)
−0. 02
(a) Horizontal displacement
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
C3D8-W
C P E 4-D -Y
C3D8-Y
Bending moment (kN m )
− 2000
y(
m)
C P E 4-D -W -EpIp C P E 4-D -Y -Ep/E
(b) Bending moment
Figure 23: Comparison of computational results with 2-D and 3-D analyses.