Table 3.

Finite Element model validation with experimental data.

Strain Gauge Code	Nonlinear Implicit Model	Linear Model
	Difference % 100 × (Test Values − FEM Strain Values)/Test Value S7	Difference % 100 × (Test Values − FEM Strain Values)/Test Value S7
S1	−26.27	13.77
S2	−1.67	15.95
S3	−3.08	−4.82
S4	−2.05	−11.70
S5	0.17	−8.47
S6	12.2	27.42
S7	10.46	39.62
S8	−14.03	21.46
S9	3.33	6.23
S10	−4.38	10.99
S11	20.46	16.83
S12	5.28	20.99
S13	8.93	31.04
S14	−1.19	13.88