The Effects of Using Coarse and Fine Meshing For Analysis of Flat Plate Using Finite Element Software (EsteemPlus 6.2)

The author has selected a project, title - The Effects of Using Coarse and Fine
Meshing for Analysis of Flat Plate using Finite Element Software. The author has
chosen EsteemPJus Version 6.2.5.8 software as it has so far been the most user
friendly structure design software. The objective of this project is to compare and
contrast the design analysis of using coarse meshing and fine meshing of a regular
grid slab and irregular column grid slab. This topic was chosen because both
method of analyzing has its benefits and disadvantages, but which method will be
most likely practical to be used in a consultant firm will be determined. The
existing conventional R.C design method as done by consulting engineers is fond
to careless mistakes. With the aid of EsteemPlus software, the author will
hopefully reach the main objective of this project accurately. Since quality of
design has such a profound influence, it is best to find out the best method that
can be use to produce a reliable yet efficient design. In this report, the author
presented the literature review done to achieve the understanding of this project.
Then the methodology of the process that has been gone through in this project
was shown. The result and discussion of the analysis is then thoroughly explained
further in this report. This report seals with a brief conclusion on which method
will be best to used and in the appendix attached are all the figures of the analysis
done.