RL

Mesh

Central deflection (ql⁴/100C_b)

Bending moment (ql²/10)

SS

SC

SS (central)

SC (side middle)

Multi

Mono

Multi

Mono

Multi

Mono

Multi

Mono

3 ´ 3

2 ´ 2

0.7081

0.7081

0.3806

0.3806

0.8395

0.8395

−0.4089

−0.4089

5 ´ 5

4 ´ 4

0.6201

0.6201

0.3377

0.3377

0.5739

0.5739

−0.4604

−0.4604

9 ´ 9

8 ´ 8

0.5992

0.5992

0.3250

0.3250

0.5031

0.5031

−0.4604

−0.4604

17 ´ 17

16 ´ 16

0.5942

0.5942

0.3219

0.3219

0.4850

0.4850

−0.4546

−0.4546

Analytical [16]

0.5956

0.3227

0.4789

−0.4260