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Thin Plate Option - Uniform Load - 2x2 Plate

Edge Support	Mesh	Model	Output Parameter	OpenBrIM	Sap2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (OpenBrIM vs Independent)
Simple	4x4	A	Uz in Center of Plate	4.06	4.06	4.06	0%	0%
Simple	16x16	E		4.06	4.06	4.06	0%	0%
Fixed	4x4	B		1.32	1.32	1.26	5%	4.8%
Fixed	16x16	F		1.27	1.27	1.26	1%	0.8%

Thin Plate Option - Uniform Load - 2x10 Plate

Edge Support	Mesh	Model	Output Parameter	OpenBrIM	Sap2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (OpenBrIM vs Independent)
Simple	4x4	C	Uz in Center of Plate	12.86	12.86	12.97	-1%	-0.84%
Simple	16x16	G		12.96	12.96	12.97	0%	0%
Fixed	4x4	D		2.60	2.60	2.60	0%	0%
Fixed	16x16	H		2.60	2.60	2.60	0%	0%

Thin Plate Option - Center Concentrated Load - 2x2 Plate

Edge Support	Mesh	Model	Output Parameter	OpenBrIM	Sap2000	Independent	Percent Difference (SAP2000 vs Independent)	Percent Difference (OpenBrIM vs Independent)
Simple	4x4	A	Uz in Center of Plate	11.94	11.94	11.60	3%	3%
Simple	16x16	E		11.63	11.63	11.60	0%	0.26%
Fixed	4x4	B		5.90	5.90	5.60	5%	5%
Fixed	16x16	F		5.64	5.64	5.60	1%	0.7%

Thin Plate Option - Center Concentrated Load- 2x10 Plate

Edge Support

Mesh

Model

Output Parameter

OpenBrIM

Sap2000

Independent

Percent Difference

(SAP2000 vs Independent)

Percent Difference

(OpenBrIM vs Independent)

Simple

4x4

C

Uz in

Center of Plate

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