Table 7.

Comparison between the experimental and finite element results.

Beam Designation	Failure Load (kN)		Max. Mid-Span Deflection (mm)
	Finite Element	EXP./Finite Element	Finite Element	EXP./Finite Element
B1	62.91	0.94	2.56	0.89
B2	83.12	0.94	3.15	0.91
B3	72.28	0.98	2.72	0.90
B4	91.41	0.94	3.39	0.91
B5	70.87	0.94	2.71	0.90
B6	89.97	0.95	3.60	0.92
B7	86.21	0.94	2.88	0.90
B8	95.61	0.95	3.56	0.92
B9	81.75	0.94	2.91	0.90
B10	101.32	0.95	3.37	0.91
B11	94.65	0.98	3.07	0.91
B12	106.65	0.98	3.76	0.92
B13	82.73	0.99	2.96	0.91
B14	104.8	0.98	3.58	0.92
B15	102.56	0.94	3.14	0.91
B16	116.96	0.95	3.84	0.92