Table 5 Number of elements, nodes, and degrees of freedom of the LogFE and the conventional finite element formulation
Formulation | Degrees of freedom: total (internal) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elements | Nodes | Pin/pin | Pin/clamped | Clamped/clamped | |
LogFE, 1 polynomial | 1 | 2 | 4 (0) | 4 (1) | 4 (2) |
LogFE, 2 polynomials | 1 | 2 | 8 (4) | 8 (5) | 8 (6) |
Conventional FE, 3 elements | 3 | 4 | 8 (0) | 7 (0) | 6 (0) |
Conventional FE, 6 elements | 6 | 7 | 17 (0) | 16 (0) | 15 (0) |
Conventional FE, 96 elements | 96 | 97 | 287 (0) | 286 (0) | 285 (0) |