Improved Strategy of Two-Node Curved Beam Element Based on the Same Beam’s Nodes Information

Table 3

The maximum stress resultants and couples of the quarter arc beam.

Software	Element type
		Value (MN)	Error (%)	Value (MN)	Error (%)	Value (MNm)	Error (%)	Value (MNm)	Error (%)
MIDAS	S2	−15.66	−1.45	−10.03	−2.62	−0.91	0	7.34	−1.19
ANSYS	C3	−15.88	0	−10.28	0.19	−0.91	0	7.42	0
The paper	C2	−15.83	−0.38	−10.20	−0.97	−0.91	0	7.39	0.51
3D solid analysis		−15.89	0	−10.30	0	−0.91	0	7.42	0