Numerical Theoretical Study on Mechanical Properties of New Reinforced Tenon Precast Shear Walls by Wei Chen, Qing Wu, Dongyue Wu, Longji Dang, Feifei Jiang

“…In order to eliminate the horizontal slippage along the assemble joint and optimize the mechanical performance of horizontal joint connections, a new reinforced tenon joint precast shear wall is proposed in this paper. Finite element numerical simulations are conducted on three reinforced tenon joint specimens and a reference specimen to understand the mechanical properties of the reinforced tenon and boundary confinement components of shear wall. …”
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Design and Experimental Study of Composite Cross Arm Tension Release Device by Wenbin Li, Junzhe Lin, Xinlong Wang, Yanlin Li, Xiaolei Zhang, Junfeng Bai, Dehong Wang

“…The mechanical performance of this structure was assessed through both full-scale tests and finite element simulations, confirming that the structure operates within an elastic range. …”
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Mechanical Behavior and Calculation Method for RC Fifteen-Pile Cap of Mixed Passenger and Freight Railway Bridge by Hongmeng Huang, Lu Cui, Wei Lu

“…Based on the fifteen-pile thick cap of mixed passenger and freight railway, the influencing factors on cap bearing capacity were analyzed using finite element method (FEM). The variations of load-bearing capacity and mechanical behavior of thick cap were characterized by introducing rigid angle α. …”
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Structural Design of Partitioned Stator Doubly Salient Permanent Magnet Generator for Power Output Improvement by Warat Sriwannarat, Apirat Siritaratiwat, Pirat Khunkitti

“…Electrical characteristics including the magnetic flux linkage distribution, phase EMF, cogging torque, voltage regulation, and power output profile were characterized by using the finite element method. After optimizing the generator pole structure including the angle of air gap arc width, it was found that the proposed PS-DSPG with 18/15 (stator/rotor) pole structure with optimized air gap arc width could produce higher EMF of about 23.24% than a conventional structure because this structure has the suitable number of pole structures. …”
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Geotechnical Investigation of the Slope Instability in the Gündoğan Village Settlement Area (Ardeşen-Rize) by Ayberk Kaya, Cem Demirbaş, Serhat Dağ

“…Limit equilibrium and the Finite Element based Shear Strength Reduction (FEM-SSR) methods were used to perform stability analyses using the obtained data from field and laboratory studies and the results were compared. …”
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A Flexible Polynomial Expansion Method for Response Analysis with Random Parameters by Rugao Gao, Keping Zhou, Yun Lin

“…This paper aims to develop a flexible polynomial expansion method for response analysis of the finite element system with bounded random variables following arbitrary probability distributions. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Multistage Fractured Horizontal Wells considering Multiphase Flow and Geomechanical Effects by Jun Li, Yuetian Liu, Kecong Ma

“…In this study, a three-dimensional fluid–gas–solid coupling reservoir model is proposed, and the governing equations which involve the early injection water phenomenon and stress-sensitive characteristics of shale gas reservoirs are established. The finite element–finite difference method was used for discretisation of stress and strain equations and the equations of flow balances. …”
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Fatigue Damage Evaluation of Pile-Supported Bridges under Stochastic Ice Loads by Tianyu Wu, Wenliang Qiu, Guangrun Wu

“…Fatigue damage analysis is carried out in time domain utilizing the finite element method considering soil and bridge structure interaction. …”
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A Coupling Dynamics Analysis Method for Two-Stage Spur Gear under Multisource Time-Varying Excitation by Zizhen Qiao, Jianxing Zhou, Wenlei Sun, Xiangfeng Zhang

“…A new modeling method is proposed to simulate the dynamic response of a two-stage gear transmission system using the finite element method (FEM). The continuous system is divided into four modules: shaft-shaft element, shaft-gear element, shaft-bearing element, and gear-gear element. …”
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Evaluation of Existing Bond-Slip Relations for CFRP-Steel Joints and New Model for Linear and Nonlinear Adhesives by Mohammed J. Altaee, Sarmed A. S. Altayee, Majid M. A. Kadhim, Akram Jawdhari, Ali Majdi, Ali Chabuk, Nadhir Al-Ansari

“…To facilitate the evaluation process, a robust finite element (FE) model is developed for each test, implementing data from either of the existing τ-s relations to define the FRP-steel interface. …”
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Modeling, Assessment, and Design of Porous Cells Based on Schwartz Primitive Surface for Bone Scaffolds by Rita Ambu, Anna Eva Morabito

“…A numerical structural evaluation, by means of finite element method (FEM), was performed in order to assess the stiffness of solid P-cells as a function of the changes of the analytical parameters of outer surface and the thickness of cell. …”
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EVALUATION OF STRAIN-STRESS STATE OF THE RAILS IN THE PRODUCTION by V. V. Muravev, K. A. Tapkov

“…Estimation of residual stresses values allows to get information about technical condition of the rail and also allow to avoid abnormal situations So, the aim of the research is creating the model of stress-strain state of the rail, which was hardened in its top and bottom, and to compare modeling results with experimental measurements of stresses and discrepancy of the housing.For creating the model and making evaluations by finite element method we used a program COMSOL. Forces on the top and bottom of the rail cause tension stresses, forces on the web of the rail cause tensile stresses. …”
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Fluid Flow and Heat Transport Computation for Power-Law Scaling Poroperm Media by Peter Leary, Peter Malin, Rami Niemi

“…Global meshes populated by spatially correlated stochastic poroperm distributions can be processed by 3D finite-element solvers. We model wellbore-logged Dm-scale temperature data due to heat advective flow into a well transecting small faults in a Hm-scale sandstone volume. …”
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Advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Biosensor Technologies for Cancer Cell Detection by Bhishma Karki, Arun Uniyal, Amrindra Pal, Vivek Srivastava

“…It may become a fast method of detecting cancerous cells and the several variants of corona and other viruses that become pandemic. Using the finite element method-based simulation technique, the sensitivity obtained as 195.4 degree/RIU, 167.6 degree/RIU, 212.4 degree/RIU, 168.4 degree/RIU, 212.4 degree/RIU, 186.6 degree/RIU, 218.6 degree/RIU, 195.4 degree/RIU, 203.6 degree/RIU, 202.6 degree/RIU 203.6 degree/RIU, and 202.6 for basal (skin cancer), basal (normal cell), HeLa (cervical cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer), HeLa (normal cell), Jurkat (blood cancer), Jurkat (normal cell), PCI-2 (adrenal gland cancer), PCI-2 (normal cell), MDA-MB-231 (breast cancer), MDA-MB-231 (normal cell), MCF-7 (breast cancer), and MCF-7 (normal cell), respectively, and other performance parameters such as detection accuracy, figure of merit, and full width and half maximum (FWHM) are also evaluated.…”
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Modelling Cell Origami via a Tensegrity Model of the Cytoskeleton in Adherent Cells by Lili Wang, Weiyi Chen

“…Cell origami has been widely used in the field of three-dimensional (3D) cell-populated microstructures due to their multiple advantages, including high biocompatibility, the lack of special requirements for substrate materials, and the lack of damage to cells. A 3D finite element method (FEM) model of an adherent cell based on the tensegrity structure is constructed to describe cell origami by using the principle of the origami folding technique and cell traction forces. …”
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Crack Risk Evaluation of Submerged Concrete Tunnel during Hardening Phase by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…First, the well-documented material models are verified by calibration of restraint stress development in the TSTM test by using the finite element method (FEM), and then the 3D thermal-structural analysis is performed to assess the cracking risk for the submerged tunnel during the hardening phase. …”
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Crashworthiness and Deformation Pattern Analysis of Single and Double Wall with Addition Infill Structure by Redyarsa Dharma Bintara, Moch. Agus Choiron, Yahya Zakariya, M. Hasbi Ash Shiddieqy, Fajar Adi Pratama

“…Furthermore, a simulation test was carried out using software based on the finite element method with an explicit dynamic analysis type. …”
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Experimental and Thermal Investigation on Powder Mixed EDM Using FEM and Artificial Neural Networks by Venkata N. Raju Jampana, P. S. V. Ramana Rao, A. Sampathkumar

“…Peak current, pulse period, and source voltage are selected as the independent input parameters to evaluate the process performance in terms of material removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness (Ra). In addition, finite element method (FEM) is utilized for thermal analysis on EDM of stainless-steel 630 (SS630) grade. …”
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Dynamics Analysis of Spatial Parallel Mechanism with Irregular Spherical Joint Clearance by Xiulong Chen, Yuewen Li

“…The method of reconstructing the geometric morphology after wear is proposed based on the finite element thought. The solution of the irregular clearance problem is put forward, and the dynamic response of the mechanism after wear is also analyzed. …”
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Flexural Behavior of Unbonded Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girders by Chenhao Tang, Gang Zhang, Chaojie Song, Xuyang Li, Yonggang Hou

“…Subsequently, three-dimensional finite element (FE) models are built and validated by experiments to investigate the effect of different design parameters on flexural behavior of bridge girders. …”
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