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Figure 80. Variations by mesh size: Deformed geometry. Diagrams.

Baseline.

This figure shows two sets of images, each set containing four separate diagrams. The first set is labeled “Baseline”, while the second set is labeled “Refined”.

Baseline.

This first diagram shown in this set shows a three-dimensional close up section of the post, and is labeled 29 millimeters. The post is broken into smaller squares, with the breaking section colored a dark green, approximately ten squares high. In this first diagram, no damage has yet occurred to the post.

The second diagram is labeled 58 millimeters. A small section of squares is shown missing from this diagram approximately three squares deep and the width of the post across. The top half of the post has begun to lean back in the slightest at the point of the break.

The third diagram is labeled 116 millimeters. A slightly larger section is shown missing in this diagram from the latter. The section missing still appears to be roughly three squares deep on the surface, but with a lengthy section missing near the center core of the post. The gap shown at the front of the break appears to be roughly two squares high. The top half of the post is now leaning back a touch further than the latter diagram.

The fourth and final diagram in this set is labeled 189 millimeters. A large section of squares is shown missing from this diagram. The missing section roughly measures five squares deep and the width of the post across. The gap at the beginning of the break has grown i height to nearly three or four squares high, making the top half of the post lean back considerably further from the latter diagram.

Refined.

This first diagram shown in this set shows a three-dimensional close up section of the post, and is labeled 29 millimeters. The post is broken into much smaller squares than the set before, with the breaking section colored a dark green, approximately twenty-five squares high. In this first diagram, no damage has yet occurred to the post.

The second diagram is labeled 58 millimeters. A small section of squares is shown missing from this diagram approximately seven squares deep and the width of the post across. The top half of the post has begun to lean back in the slightest at the point of the break.

The third diagram is labeled 116 millimeters. A slightly larger section is shown missing in this diagram from the latter. The section missing appears to be roughly fourteen deep and the width of the post across. The top half of the post is now leaning back a touch further than the latter diagram.

The fourth and final diagram in this set is labeled 189 millimeters. A large section of squares is shown missing from this diagram. The missing section roughly measures eighteen squares deep, leaving only a section of two or three squares holding the top half section to the bottom half section, and the width of the post across. The gap at the beginning of the break has grown in height to nearly three or four squares high, making the top half of the post lean back considerably further from the latter diagram.

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