Parametric Study on Dynamic Response of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Bridges by Woraphot Prachasaree, Attapon Sangkaew, Suchart Limkatanyu, Hota V. S. GangaRao

“…The FRP bridge models with different bridge configurations and loading patterns were simulated using finite element method. The dynamic response results under varying FRP deck system parameters were discussed and compared with standard specifications of bridge deck designs under dynamic loads. …”
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Viscoelastic-Viscoplastic Modelling of the Scratch Response of PMMA by G. Kermouche, N. Aleksy, J. M. Bergheau

“…The main analyzed parameter is the tip penetration depth measured during the steady state. Then, a finite element model is used to investigate the potential of classical elastic-viscoplastic constitutive models to reproduce these experimental results. …”
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PENGARUH MATERIAL TERHADAP DEFORMASI, STRAIN, DAN SAFETY FACTOR PADA BRACKET CALIPER MENGGUNAKAN METODE ELEMEN HINGGA by Andi Abdullah Ghyferi, Aldias Bahatmaka, Muhammad Yusuf Wibowo, Ahmad Anwar, Ayyub Ridananda, Anggi Vandika

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze the deformation, equivalent elastic strain, and safety factor of a bracket bracket made from two different materials by using the Finite Element Method, specifically aluminum alloy 6061 T6 and cast iron EN GJL 100. …”
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Lightweight Threshing Rack under Multisource Excitation Based on Modal Optimization Method by Haotian Zhang, Zhong Tang, Yu Li, Xin Liu, Hui Ren

“…In this paper, the rack-type rice combine harvester threshing rack was taken as research objective, and then the static analysis of the existing threshing rack was carried out by ANSYS Finite Element software. The topology of the rack structure was optimized according to the stress and strain distribution of the threshing rack. …”
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Effects of Welded Mechanical Heterogeneity on Interface Crack Propagation in Dissimilar Weld Joints by Fu-qiang Yang, He Xue, Ling-yan Zhao, Xiu-rong Fang

“…To understand the material mechanical heterogeneity effects on interface crack propagation, the specimens with ultimate tensile strength mismatch and elastic modulus mismatch were studied by using an extended finite element method (XFEM). The results indicate that the interface crack extension is easy to occur in the specimens with larger ultimate tensile strength mismatch, while the elastic modulus mismatch has little effects on crack extension. …”
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Size Effects in Residual Stress Formation during Quenching of Cylinders Made of Hot-Work Tool Steel by Manuel Schemmel, Petri Prevedel, Ronald Schöngrundner, Werner Ecker, Thomas Antretter

“…The influence of component size on residual stress formation is investigated by the finite element package Abaqus. Finally, for one cylinder size the simulation results are validated by X-ray stress measurements.…”
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Force Magnitude Reconstruction Using the Force Transmissibility Concept by Y. E. Lage, N. M. M. Maia, M. M. Neves

“…This implies the a priori knowledge of the transmissibility of the structure, either experimentally or numerically. In this study a finite element model is built, describing with enough accuracy the dynamic behavior of the structure. …”
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Vibration Characteristics of Rotating Mistuned Bladed Disks considering the Coriolis Force, Spin Softening, and Stress Stiffening Effects by Shuai Wang, Chuanxing Bi, Bin Zi, Changjun Zheng

“…In this paper, the vibration characteristics of rotating mistuned bladed disks are addressed by considering these rotordynamic effects. First, finite element (FE) models of bladed disks are used to obtain the governing equations of motion, and an efficient method for getting the stress stiffening matrix of sector model is developed. …”
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Surrogate-Based Multisource Sensitivity Analysis of TBM Driving System by Wei Sun, Maolin Shi, Jieling Li, Xin Ding, Lintao Wang, Xueguan Song

“…In this work, a hierarchical modeling method for the dynamic model of the complex gear transmission system is proposed based on the generalized finite element modeling idea. On this basis, the whole machine dynamic model of cutterhead driving system is established; both the characteristics of vibration responses and the meshing force are revealed. …”
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Printed Wide-Slot Antenna Design with Bandwidth and Gain Enhancement on Low-Cost Substrate by M. Samsuzzaman, M. T. Islam, J. S. Mandeep, N. Misran

“…Moreover, radiation efficiency, input impedance, current distribution, axial ratio, and parametric studies of S11 for different design parameters are also investigated using the finite element method-based simulation software HFSS.…”
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Numerical Time-Domain Modeling of Lamb Wave Propagation Using Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique by Hussein Rappel, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, Jalil Jamali, Ako Bahari

“…Modern simulation tools based on numerical methods such as finite integration technique (FIT), finite element method (FEM), and boundary element method (BEM) may be used for modeling. …”
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Dynamic and Structural Performances of a New Sailcraft Concept for Interplanetary Missions by Alessandro Peloni, Daniele Barbera, Susanna Laurenzi, Christian Circi

“…Membrane deformations, structural offset, and sail vibration frequencies are determined through finite element method, adopting a variable pretensioning scheme. …”
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Seismic Performance of Exterior Steel Ring-Stiffener Joint by Zhaoqiang Zhang, Yanru Sa, Yong Yao, Junhai Zhao

“…The specimens are then simulated with the finite element method (FEM) and the results are compared with those of the physical test.…”
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Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine by Yu Yan, Jing Huang, Fan Li, Lin Hu

“…The objective of the present study is to investigate the influence of neck muscle activation on whiplash neck injury of the occupants of a passenger vehicle under different severities of frontal and rear-end impact collisions. The finite element (FE) model has been used as a versatile tool to simulate and understand the whiplash injury mechanism for occupant injury prevention. …”
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Numerical Simulation of a Partly Filled Rectangular Tank with Fuel Oil by Farhan Lafta Rashid, Emad Qasem Hussein, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Awesar A. Hussain

“…To attain this, modeling of the interaction between fluid and structure is justified using the finite element analysis while the ANSYS Fluent is used to do the simulation. …”
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Experimental study and numerical analysis on mechanical behavior of GFRP-concrete composite beam by Yonghui Huang, Chenxi Shao, Shaofeng Huang, Airong Liu

“…Comparative results demonstrate that the finite element model can precisely simulate the damage modes and load-deflection responses of composite beams. …”
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Simulation analysis of the magnetic and thermal performance of large-capacity medium-frequency transformers and improvement in shielding structure by TIAN Fengqi, DU Zhenbin, WANG Jianmin, SHI Jian

“…The electrical conductivity of the windings is first adjusted， and finite element software is then used to calculate and analyze the magnetic field distribution， loss density， and temperature field. …”
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Analytical Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Pier and Cast-in-Steel-Shell Pile Connection Behavior considering Steel-Concrete Interface by Jiho Moon, Dawn E. Lehman, Charles W. Roeder, Hak-Eun Lee, Tae-Hyung Lee

“…In this study, the structural behavior of the RC pier and the CISS pile connection is simulated by using an advanced 3D finite element (FE) method, where the interface between the steel and concrete is also modeled. …”
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Design and Experimental Implementation of a Beam-Type Twin Dynamic Vibration Absorber for a Cantilevered Flexible Structure Carrying an Unbalanced Rotor: Numerical and Experimental... by Abdullah Özer, Mojtaba Ghodsi, Akio Sekiguchi, Ashraf Saleem, Mohammed Nasser Al-Sabari

“…An experimental laboratory prototype setup has been built and implemented in our laboratory and numerical investigations have been performed through finite element analysis. The proposed system design consists of a primary cantilevered flexible structure with an attached dual-mass cantilevered secondary dynamic vibration absorber arrangement. …”
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A Numerical Study on the Crashworthiness of Corrugated Conical Tubes with Small Semi-Apical Angles and Their Influence Mechanism by Yiheng Song, Qinyu Lin, Jinxiang Chen, Tidong Zhao

“…This study proposes adding corrugations to conical tubes with small semi-apical angles and modifying the bottom by replacing the last one or two inclined corrugations with vertical ones. Finite element simulation results show that, compared to conventional conical tubes, adding corrugations reduces the optimal semi-apical angle of conical tubes by 5°, with the optimal range being 5–10°. …”
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