Table 7: Iterations starting from equal deflections.

Surface

i = 1

i = 2

i = 3

i = 4

i = 5

mean

Starting value

δ i 0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

C Mi '

0.00540

0.001514

0.00376

0.007407

0.003087

-

C Di i

-0.000123

-0.0000367

0.000027

0.000403

0.000184

-

λ i 0

43.90

41.25

-139.26

-18.38

-16.78

-17.853

First iteration

δ i 1

12.87

27.23

6.20

0.11

-0.61

-

C Mi '

0.00529

0.001491

0.003641

0.008728

0.003325

-

C Di '

-0.000148

0.0000640

0.0000706

0.0000035

0.0001039

-

λ i 1

35.74

23.30

-51.57

-2486.61

-32.00

502.228

Second iteration

δ i 2

4.25

13.86

-2.45

0.15

-6.19

-

C Mi '

0.00540

0.001505

0.0042465

0.008716

0.003586

-

C Di i

-0.000131

0.00000480

0.000151

0.00000715

0.0000165

-

λ i 2

41.22

-313.47

28.12

-1219.02

-336.10

 

Third iteration

δ i 3

4.55

-0.04

6.31

0.20

-0.37

-

C Mi '

0.00540

0.001519

0.00363

0.008701

0.003314

-

C Di i

-0.000121

-0.0000563

0.0000735

0.0000117

0.0000108

-

λ i 3

44.63

26.98

-49.39

-43.68

-306.85

-205.66

Fourth iteration

δ i 4

4.55

1.45

-2.14

0.33

0.34

-

C Mi '

0.00540

0.001517

0.00422

0.008662

0.003281

-

C Di i

0.000121

-0.0000502

-0.0000649

-0.00000133

0.000119

-

λ i 4

44.63

30.22

65.03

6512.78

-27.57

1325.02

Fifth

iteration

δ i 5

3.75

0.02

-2.40

0.06

-7.80

-

C Mi '

0.00541

0.0015185

0.00424

0.008743

0.003661

-

C Di i

-0.000147

-0.0000564

-0.000150

-0.000001

-0.0000087

-

λ i 5

36.80

26.92

28.27

8743.00

420.80

1851.15

δ i 6

4.55

0.02

5.76

-0.04

0.43

-