Application of Surface-Cracking Process to Improve Impact Toughness of High-Strength BCC Steel at Low Temperatures by Minha Park, Gang Ho Lee, Byoungkoo Kim, Sanghoon Noh, Jong Bae Jeon, Changwoo Lee, Byung Jun Kim

“…Microscopic observations and finite element analyses reveal that these surface cracks not only dissipate crack formation energy but also alter stress triaxiality at crack tips. …”
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Effect of Surface Hardening on Dynamic Frictional Rolling Contact Behavior and Degradation of Corrugated Rail by Yuan Gao, Jingmang Xu, Ping Wang, Yibin Liu

“…Characteristic parameters such as length and depth of corrugation were analyzed by means of a continuous measurement method based on the corrugation analysis trolley. The explicit finite element method for material hardening characteristics and real contact geometry was adopted to set up the 3D transient FE model of wheel and rail, after which the value and distribution of stress/strain as well as contact solutions could be obtained during frictional contact, and then the Archard wear model and simplified wear superposition method are integrated as a numerical simulation tool for rail wear after hardening. …”
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A Detailed Study of a Resonant-Assisted Segmented Cladding Fiber for Large Mode Area Applications by Minmin Xue, Hao Qin, Suwen Li, Yuqi Hao, Libo Yuan

“…To investigate the properties of the proposed SCF, numerical modeling based on the finite element method (FEM) was performed. A high leakage loss ratio (>9000) between the high-order modes (HOMs) and the fundamental mode was achieved at a wavelength of 1310 nm, which is significantly higher than that of conventional SCFs. …”
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Treatment and Effect of Loess Metro Tunnel under Surrounding Pressure and Water Immersion Environment by Lixin Wang, Chenghan Li, Junling Qiu, Ke Wang, Tong Liu, Heng Li

“…Then, based on the water inrush section of a metro tunnel in Xi’an city, China, the treatment effect of the project is compared and analyzed through field tests, field monitoring, and finite element simulation. The results show that the water pressure at the measuring point of the tunnel vault is reduced by 4 MPa; the maximum and the minimum principal stresses at the top of the segment lining increased by 34.9 kPa and 8.8 kPa, respectively, which is less than the increase without grouting; and the maximum displacement of the surrounding rock is reduced by 19 mm. …”
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Composite using ECC-steel wire to strengthen RC beams: Flexural performance and FEM analysis by Wei Yang, Xiaoqing Xu, Zhigang Zhang, Dawei Liu, Huilin Hu, Dagmawi Getahun

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method, four distinct strengthening configurations of RC beams were designed and tested to experimental testing. In addition, a finite element (FE) model was developed to analyze the working mechanisms of the ECC-SW strengthened beams. …”
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Effects of Different Construction Sequences on Ground Surface Settlement and Displacement of Single Long Pile due to Twin Paralleled Shield Tunneling by Kan Huang, Yiwei Sun, Xianqiang Huang, Yujian Li, Meng Jiang, Runing Liu

“…A three-dimensional finite element model was established to analyze the pier settlement, ground surface settlement trough, and the vertical and horizontal displacement of pile under different construction sequences in layered soil. …”
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Modeling and Simulation of Process-Machine Interaction in Grinding of Cemented Carbide Indexable Inserts by Wei Feng, Bin Yao, BinQiang Chen, DongSheng Zhang, XiangLei Zhang, ZhiHuang Shen

“…Then, a wheel-spindle model is simulated by means of the finite element method to represent the machine structure. …”
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Thermomechanical Analysis of the Effects of Water Distribution on Cracks during Vertical Continuous Casting under Soft Reduction Conditions by Yu Yao, Bo Wang, Shanshan Liu, Liping Zhong, Shiyi Shen, Zheng Chen, Jieyu Zhang

“…Based on the actual production process parameters, the thermomechanical finite element model was established to investigate the effects of water distribution in the secondary cooling zones on cracks by using ProCAST. …”
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Analysis of the Seismic Performance of Site-Bolted Beam to Column Connections in Modularized Prefabricated Steel Structures by Xuechun Liu, Xiaoxiong Cui, Zhiwei Yang, Xinxin Zhan

“…Six connection specimens with different parameters were subjected to quasi-static loading tests and finite element analysis (FEA) to determine the seismic performance of the proposed connection (e.g., hysteretic behavior, skeleton curve, ductility, and failure mode). …”
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Wave Based Method for Free Vibration Analysis of Ring Stiffened Cylindrical Shell with Intermediate Large Frame Ribs by Meixia Chen, Jianhui Wei, Kun Xie, Naiqi Deng, Guoxiang Hou

“…Natural frequencies and vibration mode shapes are calculated by wave based method and the results show good agreement with finite element method for clamped-clamped, shear diaphragm – shear diaphragm and free-free boundary conditions. …”
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Behavior of Axially Loaded Stirrup Confinement Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns by Jing Liu, Wen-jun Wang, Fa-xing Ding, Xin-fa Zeng, Zhe Tan, Yan Huang, Bao-quan Wang

“…This article presents the experimental and finite element (FE) analyses of two conventional rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFT) stub columns, two stiffened rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular (SCFT) stub columns, and two stirrup confinement rectangular concrete-filled steel tubular (CCFT) stub columns concentrically loaded in compression to failure. …”
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Research on Fatigue Model of Semi-Rigid Base Asphalt Pavement before and after Polymer Grouting by Bei Zhang, Xu Zhang, Yanhui Zhong, Xiaolong Li, Meimei Hao, Xianwei Sang, Xiaoliang Wang, Jianyang Liu

“…This study proposes a fatigue damage model for pavement and polymer materials and uses the finite element method to establish a three-dimensional numerical model of a semirigid base asphalt pavement structure. …”
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A New Fractal-Based Miniaturized Dual Band Patch Antenna for RF Energy Harvesting by Sika Shrestha, Seong Ro Lee, Dong-You Choi

“…In addition to miniaturization and dual band nature, the proposed antenna also removes unwanted harmonics without the use of additional filter component. Using a finite-element-method-based high frequency structure simulator (HFSS), the antenna is designed and its performance in terms of return loss, impedance matching, radiation pattern, and voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) is demonstrated. …”
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Design and Experimental Research on Sealing Structure for a Retrievable Packer by Yang Liu, Zhanghua Lian, Junwen Chen, Shengping Kuang, Yisheng Mou, Yuhai Wang

“…And theoretical calculation and experimental research on their sealing performance and pressure capacity are carried out through the finite element analysis on the contact with large deformation based on Abaqus and experimental study. …”
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Layout Optimization of Rail Expansion Joint on Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridge for High-Speed Railway by Xiaopei Cai, Wanli Liu, Kaize Xie, Wenjun Zhu, Xiyuan Tan, Yongjie Gao

“…Taking the pile-soil interaction into account, the finite element model of CWR on the long-span cable-stayed bridge is established based on the bridge-track interaction theory. …”
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A New Approach for Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Ship Collision with Riverside Bridges by Wei Zhang, Shuoyu Liu, Wenwen Luo, Liping Wang, Bo Geng, Zhenxing Zheng

“…A simplified empirical model for evaluating ship-bridge collision force is then adopted, and the probabilistic distribution of the collision force is obtained based on Monte Carlo simulation. Furthermore, finite element simulation is conducted to estimate the collapse probability of piers. …”
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Morphological analysis of cold-water coral skeletons for evaluating in silico mechanical models of reef-scale crumbling by Marta Peña Fernández, Josh Williams, Janina V. Büscher, Janina V. Büscher, J. Murray Roberts, Sebastian J. Hennige, Uwe Wolfram, Uwe Wolfram

“…We identified a critical size of five interbranch lengths that allows using homogenized finite element models to analyze mechanical competence. …”
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Microarchitecture Parameters Describe Bone Structure and Its Strength Better Than BMD by Tomasz Topoliński, Adam Mazurkiewicz, Stanislaw Jung, Artur Cichański, Krzysztof Nowicki

“…The geometrical mesh of layers of bone mass obtained from microCT investigation and the volumes of each layer and fractal dimension were calculated. The finite element method was applied to calculate the compression force F causing ε=0.8% strain. …”
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Optimization and Damping Performance of a Coal-Fired Power Plant Building Equipped with Multiple Coal Bucket Dampers by Ling-Yun Peng, Ying-Jie Kang, Zong-Rui Lai, Yu-Ke Deng

“…A comparative testing program was conducted using three seismic excitations on a model with and without CBDs. A finite element analysis model, replicating the conditions of the shaking table test, was constructed for comparison, and the shock absorption effects of CBDs subjected to 22 groups of far-field seismic action and 28 groups of near-field seismic action were analyzed. …”
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A digital twin framework with MobileNetV2 for damage detection in slab structures by Huong Duong Nguyen, Huan Nguyen, Xiaohong Gao

“… In this study, a digital twin framework is proposed for damage detection in a civil structure, which consists of a finite element model, neural networks, model updating methods, and signal processing. …”
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