Finite Element Analysis of RC Beams by the Discrete Model and CBIS Model Using LS-DYNA

Table 3

Mesh data for the discrete model.

Discrete model	Very fine mesh	Fine mesh	Normal mesh	Coarse mesh
Total nodes	149205	23355	9030	3915
Solid elements	134064	19264	6912	2752
Beam elements	5340	2670	1982	1376
Solid element size(mm)	20 ✕ 20 ✕ 16.7	40 ✕ 45 ✕ 50	60 ✕ 53 ✕ 50	92 ✕ 80 ✕ 75
	20 ✕ 20 ✕ 20	40 ✕ 45 ✕ 42	62 ✕ 53 ✕ 45	92 ✕ 80 ✕ 50
		30 ✕ 40 ✕ 50	53 ✕ 50 ✕ 45	80 ✕ 60 ✕ 50
Beam element size (mm)	20	45/42/40	62/53/45	92/80/75