Table 4 : Mesh independency study, the PCS for each model along with the number of elements used are shown in
row A and B.

	Models	1E			1F			1G
		2D	3D S*	3D C*	2D	3D S	3D C	2D	3D S	3D C
A	PCS kPa	393	116	485	352	207	453	254	169	413
	Elements	3411	112150	114605	4090	102222	108182	2949	32600	129493
B	PCS kPa	391	117	491	348	205	444	250	170	411
	Elements	6135	189184	187733	5216	160376	186908	6186	71096	203917
	Comparison %	0.5	0.8	1.2	1.1	1	2	1.6	0.6	0.5

In row B, models were meshed with more elements in comparison with models in row A. Results show an acceptable range for
discrepancy of PCS in each plaque model; thus, the mesh models employed in row A are sufficiently precise to be used for our
computational approach. PCS at t=0.2s has been considered for this comparison. *S denotes the sphere-like models and
*C the cylinderlike models.