Seismic Performances of Replaceable Steel Connection with Low Yield Point Metal by Haoxiang He, Kui Chen, Ruifeng Li

“…In addition, the energy dissipation capacity and damage characteristics of different connections are compared. The multiscale finite element models for the steel frames with different connections are analyzed by time-history method; both the computational efficiency and the accuracy are assured. …”
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FE Analysis of Dynamic Response of Aircraft Windshield against Bird Impact by Uzair Ahmed Dar, Weihong Zhang, Yingjie Xu

“…In the present study, finite element (FE) simulations were performed to assess the dynamic response of windshield against high velocity bird impact. …”
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Anisotropic Scattering Characteristics of a Radially Multilayered Gyrotropic Sphere by Lei Cao, Yongpin Chen, Kai Kang

“…Validations are made by first comparing the radar cross section (RCS) values of a 2-layered gyrotropic sphere with that computed from the full-wave finite element method (FEM) simulation and then reducing the general case to uniaxial case to compare the RCS values with the published results computed by Fourier transform combined with VSWFs method; in both cases good agreements are observed. …”
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Effect of Clogging on the Permeability of Porous Asphalt Pavement by Yaolu Ma, Xianhua Chen, Yanfen Geng, Xinlan Zhang

“…To preliminarily reveal the decrease in permeability caused by clogging of permeable asphalt pavement, an innovative device was proposed to evaluate the anisotropy of permeability influenced by clogging, and the maximum drainage capacity without surface ponding can be obtained when the supplied water was controlled. Then, finite element models for asphalt pavements with hydromechanical coupling were proposed based on porous media theory and Biot’s theory. …”
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Analysis of Springback Behaviour in Micro Flexible Rolling of Crystalline Materials by Feijun Qu, Zhengyi Jiang, Xiaogang Wang, Cunlong Zhou

“…The model is first implemented in the finite element program ABAQUS to numerically predict the stress-strain relationship of 304 stainless steel specimens over a range of average grain sizes. …”
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Microannulus Formation Mechanism at the Cementing Interface of a Thermal Recovery Well during Cyclic Steam Injection by JiWei Wu, XueGang Wang, Lin Song, ShouMing Zhong, WenFeng Yin

“…In this study, a thermomechanical coupled finite element casing-cement-formation model of a thermal recovery wellbore is established. …”
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Seismic Analysis of a Viscoelastic Damping Isolator by Bo-Wun Huang, Jao-Hwa Kuang, Jung-Ge Tseng, Jyun-Cin Wang, Yu-Xian Qiu

“…The dynamic behavior of the viscoelastic isolator through shock impact of specific earthquake loading, recorded by a seismometer, is obtained via ANSYS finite element package. The amplitude of the isolator is quickly reduced by the viscoelastic material in the device and is shown in a time response diagram. …”
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Research on Impact Process of Lander Footpad against Simulant Lunar Soils by Bo Huang, Zhujin Jiang, Peng Lin, Daosheng Ling

“…Numerical simulation analyses were also conducted to simulate the vertical impact process. A 3D dynamic finite element model was built for which the material parameters were obtained from laboratory test data. …”
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Effects of Different Penetration Patterns on a Fault during Underground Fluid Injection by Xiaochen Wei, Qi Li, Xiaying Li, Zhiyong Niu, Xiangjun Liu, Lixi Liang

“…In this work, with the objective of avoiding risky faults in site selection in the Shengli Oilfield, we investigated the faults that are usually encountered in the target demonstration zone; based on the geophysical observations of fault structures, we designed different fault tectonic scenarios to investigate the different penetration patterns of faults. We used the finite element-based numerical method to assess the influence of the effective lateral and vertical reservoir transmissivity in each fault penetration pattern. …”
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Analysis of the Spatial-Frequency Characteristics of the Photo-Assisted Method of a Quartz Rough Surface Nano-Polishing by Vasyl Kanevskii, Serhii Kolienov, Valerii Grygoruk, Oleksandr Stelmakh, Hao Zhang

“…The numerical determination of the evanescent field optimal configuration formed near the quartz rough surface in the gaseous medium saturated with chlorine molecules when illuminated from the quartz side has been considered. The finite-element approach is used to solve the Helmholtz two-dimensional vector equation. …”
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Fatigue behavior of lubricated Ni-Ti endodontic rotary instruments by A. Brotzu, F. Felli, C. Lupi, C. Vendittozzi, E. Fantini

“…The aim of the present work is to contribute to the study of the fracture behavior of these endodontic rotary instruments particularly assessing whether the use of the aqueous lubricant gel can extend their operative life stating its reasons. A finite element model (FEM) has been developed to support the experimental results. …”
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Effect of Stiffness of Rolling Joints on the Dynamic Characteristic of Ball Screw Feed Systems in a Milling Machine by Dazhong Wang, Yan Lu, Tongchao Zhang, Keyong Wang, Akira Rinoshika

“…Taking a 3-axis computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine set ermined as a research object, the stiffness of its fixed joint between the column and the body together with the stiffness parameters of the rolling joints is evaluated according to the Takashi Yoshimura method. Then, a finite element (FE) model is established for the machine tool. …”
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Evaluation of thinning behaviour under the influence of plastic hardening and surface friction during small punch test by Sarthok Chandra Pandit, Nasrul Azuan Alang, Imam Ul Ferdous, Juliawati Binti Alias, Mohd Firdaus Bin Hassan, Asnul Hadi Bin Ahmad

“…The small punch test conditions are modeled using Finite Element (FE) software of Abaqus. An axisymmetric model with a bi-linear constitutive material model incorporating different plastic hardening slopes is employed. …”
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Seismic vulnerability assessment of a hospital building with and without retrofitting using RC shear walls by Fauzan, Aryo Agista Geby, Syandriaji Diva, Al Jauhari Zev, Bima Suwarso Deara

“…In this study, an assessment of the Third-Class Inpatient Building at the Sijunjung Regional General Hospital was carried out using the finite element method (ETABS V21). The structural assessment of the existing hospital building revealed that the inter-story drift values exceed the drift limit, and column and beam structural elements cannot withstand the working loads. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Spherical Torus Structure with Uniform Variable Thickness along Axial Direction by Cong Gao, Xuhong Miao, Lin Lu, Ruidong Huo, Qiaolin Hu, Yanhe Shan

“…The numerical results obtained by the proposed method show great agreement with previously published literatures and those from the finite element program ABAQUS. The effects of boundary conditions and geometric parameters on the vibration responses of the structure are also presented. …”
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Three-Dimensional Analysis of Complex Rock Slope Stability Affected by Fault and Weak Layer Based on FESRM by Yang Li, Ling Yu, Weidong Song, Tianhong Yang

“…In this paper, taking a complex three-dimensional slope with fault and weak layer as the research object, the evolution laws of the stress field and damage zone of the slope are analyzed by using the finite element strength reduction method. The results show that the fault and weak layer have different degrees of effect on the slope stability. …”
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Quasi-static and dynamic compression behavior of stacked pyramidal lattice structures with I-beam struts by Mohammed Ayaz Uddin, J. Jefferson Andrew, Imad Barsoum, Shanmugam Kumar, Andreas Schiffer

“…Additionally, dynamic finite element (FE) simulations are carried out to delve deeper into the collapse mechanisms and failure processes. …”
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Optimization of the internal structure of 3D-printed components for architectural restoration by Valentina Tomei, Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo

“…Additionally, the paper discusses insights derived from both theoretical models and Finite Element analyses, providing a clearer understanding of the experimental results. …”
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Analysis of Soil Resistance under Horizontal Load of Rigid Antislide Pile by Zhenyu Song, Yuanyuan Kong, Siqi Wang, Weifeng Zhao, Lu Chen, Kai Feng

“…In order to study the bearing characteristics and failure mechanism of the rigid antislide pile under horizontal load, the stress of rigid antislide pile under transverse axial large displacement load is analyzed by using elastic-plastic theory, finite element analysis, and model test. The theoretical formula of the proximal plastic earth pressure near the pile with the depth of soil under the horizontal force is obtained. …”
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Bending Characteristics of Foldable Touch Display Panel with a Protection Structure Design by Hsien-Chie Cheng, Wei-Heng Xu, Wen-Hwa Chen, Pi-Hsien Wang, Kuo-Feng Chen, Chih-Chia Chang

“…The bending performance of the TDP without or with the protection structure designs is addressed using three-dimensional geometry-nonlinear finite element analysis and mechanical testing. The elastic properties of the components in the TDP structure are derived from nanoindentation and uniaxial tensile/compressive testing. …”
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