Comparison of the central deflections of thick moderately deep (R/a = 10) isotropic square (a = b =1 m) saddle shaped simply supported (SS1) panels computed using the present analysis with their FEA (ABAQUS solid element) counterparts under uniform load (q0 = 100 MPa).

Table 10: Comparison of the central deflections of thick moderately deep (R/a = 10) isotropic square (a = b =1 m) saddle shaped simply supported (SS1) panels computed using the present analysis with their FEA (ABAQUS solid element) counterparts under uniform load (q0 = 100 MPa).

Central Transverse Displacement or Deflection (mm)
a/h	5	10
FEA (ABAQUS)	10.3	71.93
Present SS1 [96]	9.43	65.41
Error = $\|\frac{\Pr e s e n t S S 1 - A B A Q U S}{\Pr e s e n t S S 1}\| 100$	9.18%	9.939%