Table 1.

Composition of finite element models in terms of element. Numbers represent the amount of elements in each category listed in the heading.

	Tetrahedral elements	Pentahedral elements	Hexahedral elements	Total number of elements
Square	0	0	178,944	178,944
Diamond	0	0	228,480	228,480
Hexagon(a)	21,056	39,744	199,616	260,416
Bowtie	258,432	181,184	265,472	705,088
Spiral	0	0	224,768	224,768
Triangle	218,240	105,152	300,224	623,616
Square chiral(a)	212,800	177024	286,656	676,480
Chiral hexagon	167,296	204,352	242,944	614,592
Square chiral(b)	63,680	74,752	206,656	345,088
Hexagon(b)	162,432	167,872	314,880	645,184
Square grid	20,800	17,472	325,376	363,648