Figure 9
The visual consists of two panels labeled “(a)” on the left and “(b)” on the right. In panel “(a)”, a graph shows a coordinate plane with a horizontal axis labeled “Edge size [millimeters]” ranging from 0 to 50 with an interval of 10. The vertical axis labeled “Number of elements” ranges from 0 to 4 times 10 to the 4 power with multiples of 10 to the 4 power. A curve with circular markers slopes downward from left to right. At an edge size near 5 millimeters, the number of elements is 3.6 times 10 to the 4 power. At around 10 millimeters, it decreases to 2.3 times 10 to the 4 power, highlighted by a blue circle and labeled “Selected mesh”. As the edge size increases to about 15 millimeters, the value drops to around 1.1 times 10 to the 4 power, then to about 5 times 10 to the 3 power near 20 millimeters, and continues decreasing to roughly 2 times 10 to the 3 power near 30 millimeters, about 1 times 10 to the 3 power near 40 millimeters, and below 1 times 10 to the 3 power near 50 millimeters. In panel “(b)”, a three-dimensional view shows a square plate covered with a dense triangular mesh pattern. The plate is oriented diagonally, forming a diamond-like shape. At each of the four corners, circular support regions are attached, each also filled with a fine mesh. The mesh elements are uniformly distributed across the plate and supports. A coordinate indicator near the lower left shows axes labeled “X”, “Y”, and “Z”, with arrows pointing in three perpendicular directions. The X-axis extends towards the lower right, the Y-axis extends vertically upward, and the Z-axis extends towards the lower left side. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Mesh study: (a) examined configurations and (b) view of the assembly with 5 mm edge size (ABAQUS). Source: Authors’ own work