Research Article
FEA of Effects Induced by Diurnal Temperature Variation on Downstream Surface of Xiaowan Arch Dam
Table 2
Element types and mesh sizes.
| | Scheme | Element type | Mesh size (in the direction of thickness) (m) |
| | 1 | 8-node hexahedral element | 0.1 | | 2 | 8-node hexahedral element | 0.2 | | 3 | 8-node hexahedral element | 1 | | 4 | 20-node hexahedral element | 1 |
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