Table 1 Comparison of simulation and analytical results for the case study γ _c  = 0.2

2

1.7523

1.7579

0.0056

3

2.4006

2.3768

0.0238

4

2.9253

2.9104

0.0150

5

3.3848

3.3883

0.0035

6

3.8236

3.8283

0.0046

7

4.2489

4.2415

0.0074

8

4.6411

4.6354

0.0057

9

5.0210

5.0151

0.0059

10

5.3878

5.3840

0.0038

11

5.7345

5.7448

0.0103

12

6.0926

6.0994

0.0067

13

6.4468

6.4491

0.0023

14

6.8037

6.7951

0.0086

15

7.1281

7.1382

0.0101

16

7.4709

7.4790

0.0080

17

7.8066

7.8179

0.0113

18

8.1453

8.1555

0.0102

19

8.4927

8.4920

0.0007

20

8.8326

8.8275

0.0051