Near-Fault Ground Motion Impacts on High-Speed Rail Large-Span Continuous Girder Bridge considering Pile-Soil Interaction by Yefei Zhou, Gang Wang, Shuyi Yang, Niu Liu

“…Based on the p-y model for simulating pile-soil interaction, the moment-curvature analysis program XTRACT is used to calculate the moment and curvature of bridge piers and pile foundation sections, and the finite element (FE) software is used to establish two nonlinear global bridge models under seismic effects in the high-intensity zone, one considering pile-soil interaction and one without considering pile-soil interaction. …”
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From Antenna Design to High Fidelity, Full Physics Automotive Radar Sensor Corner Case Simulation by Ushemadzoro Chipengo, Peter M. Krenz, Shawn Carpenter

“…This paper provides a complete, full physics simulation workflow for automotive radar using finite element method and asymptotic ray tracing electromagnetic solvers. …”
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A Study on the Application of Two Different Material Constitutive Models Used in the FE Simulation of the Cyclic Plastic Behavior of a Steel Beam-Column T-Stub Connection by Wei Wang, Chenchen Zhang, Zeshen Li, Xuehong Gan

“…Seismic actions inevitably cause cyclic plastic deformations in steel frame connections, which is a common cause of failure in steel structures. Nonlinear finite element (FE) static analysis has been employed in the study of the cyclic plastic behavior of a T-stub connection based on the reported cyclic test on the corresponding extensively tested T-stub connection made of Q235 steel. …”
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Experimental Study and Proposal to Improve the EWM Design of Cold-Formed Steel Lipped Channel Columns with Circular Holes under Axial Compression by Xingyou Yao

“…Then, the experimental results were used to validate a nonlinear finite element model (FEM) previously developed by the authors. …”
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Design Optimization for Vibration Reduction of Viscoelastic Damped Structures Using Genetic Algorithms by Zhengchao Xie, W. Steve Shepard Jr., Keith A. Woodbury

“…To demonstrate the applicability of genetic algorithms (GAs), the approach is applied to a simple viscoelastically damped constrained-layer beam. To that end, a finite element model (FEM) derived by Zapfe, which was based on Rao's formulation, was used for a beam with constrained-layer damping. …”
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Establishment and Application of Stochastic Mesoscopic Concrete Model by Shufang Wang, Xiaoliang Zhai, Yangyang Gao, Jialu Li, Wei Hu

“…This paper presents algorithms for generating two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) arbitrarily graded stochastic concrete aggregate models, graphical format conversion methods, and finite element applications. Aggregate shapes include circular, ellipsoidal, convex polygon, ellipsoidal, and spherical. …”
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Test and Numerical Study on Monotonic Behavior of Complex CFT Column Joints by Zeliang Yu, Bin Yang, Bin Jia, Yuhong Yan, Shaowen Xiao, Ke Lei

“…Test phenomena and load-stress curves show that all three types of joints have a considerable load-carrying capacity and joint rigidity. Finite element (FE) analysis is adopted, and the stress distribution shows good agreement with test data. …”
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Investigation on Dynamic Propagation Characteristics of In-Plane Cracks in PVB Laminated Glass Plates by Xiaoqing Xu, Bohan Liu, Yibing Li

“…In the meantime, the extended finite element method (XFEM) is introduced to analyze the crack propagation mechanism of laminated glass based on dynamic stress intensity factors (DSIFs) and propagations of stress waves. …”
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Flexure Behaviour of Corroded Reinforcement Concrete Beams Under Sustained Loads by Abed Al-Mortadha O., Daud Sultan A.

“…Two experimental datasets from existing literature were selected to build a nonlinear finite element model. The selected beams were tested under four-points sustained bending load and three bending point flexural test with deferent level of corrosion. …”
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Amplification Effect of Ground Motion in Offshore Meandering Sedimentary Valley by Hailiang Wang, Shaomin Yan, Zhongxian Liu, Xinglei Cheng

“…Taking a sinusoidal curved valley site as a model, the dynamic finite element analysis method and the introduction of a viscoelastic artificial boundary were developed to study the 3D seismic response of the dimensional topographies in the homogeneous curved valley to vertical incident P, SV, and SH waves. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Seismic Performance of RC Exterior Beam-Column Joints with Slabs by Zhimeng Wang, Jiao Huang, Zhaoqun Chang, Yongjian Lu

“…The slab has a positive effect on the energy dissipation capacity of the joint but has a negative effect on the load carrying capacity. In addition, finite element (FE) analysis of the tested specimens was conducted. …”
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Active Vibration Control of Helicopter Maneuvering Flight Using Feedforward-Robust Hybrid Control Based on Reference Signal Reconstruction by Yifan Qin, Yang Lu, Jinchao Ma, Huiyu Yue

“…Compared with multichannel Fx-LMS, numerical simulations of LMS-MSRC for vibration suppression are undertaken with a helicopter simplified finite element model under several typical flight conditions. …”
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Effect of fiber orientation on mechanical properties of JUCO fiber reinforced epoxy composites by Md Rion Islam, Md Foisal Hossain, Muhammed Sohel Rana, Md Shafiul Ferdous

“…The tensile and flexural results were justified by a finite element analysis (FEA). The highest tensile and flexural strengths (57.104 MPa and 84.67 MPa, respectively) were found when the direction of jute yarn in JUCO was at 0° towards the loading direction, while the 90° jute yarn orientation showed the lowest value of 21.042 MPa and 43.43 MPa, respectively.…”
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Mechanical Behavior of a Multisegmented Tower Anchorage Structure with an Exposed Steel Anchor Box by Wenru Lu, Min Zhao, Lingling Jia

“…Hence, in this study, the mechanical behavior of a multisegment anchorage structure with an exposed steel anchor box was investigated via finite element analysis. Furthermore, the load transfer path and stress distribution characteristics of the structure were investigated. …”
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The Influence of Amplitude- and Frequency-Dependent Stiffness of Rail Pads on the Random Vibration of a Vehicle-Track Coupled System by Kai Wei, Pan Zhang, Ping Wang, Junhua Xiao, Zhe Luo

“…The nonlinear curves between the external static loads of Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomer (TPE) rail pads and their compressive deformations were measured. A finite element model (FEM) for a rail-fastener system was produced to determine the nonlinear compressive deformations of TPE rail pads and their nonlinear static stiffness under the static vehicle weight and the preload of rail fastener. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of the Vibration and Noise of a Double Planetary Gear Power Coupling Mechanism by Weijian Zhou, Yanyan Zuo, Mingyin Zheng

“…At the same time, the finite element model of the housing of the power coupling mechanism is established. …”
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Numerical Validation of Long-Term Behaviour of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beam by Abdulmajed Dalia Alaa Aldeen, Daud Sultan Ahmed, Alrshoudi Fahed

“…The study employs a sophisticated nonlinear finite element analysis using Diana FEA software to construct three distinct models based on widely adopted design codes, i.e., Eurocode 2 EN 1992-1-1, fib Model Code (2010), and ACI 209R-92. …”
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Full-Wave Analysis of Ultrahigh Electromechanical Coupling Surface Acoustic Wave Propagating Properties in a Relaxor Based Ferroelectric Single Crystal/Cubic Silicon Carbide Layere... by Xiaojun Ji, Qiang Xiao, Jing Chen

“…There are several eigenmodes including shear horizontal (SH) and Rayleigh SAWs. Based on the finite-element method (FEM), the phase velocity (vp) and coupling factor (K2) of SAWs varying with the top electrode thickness, thickness, and Euler angle (θ) of the YX-PIMNT substrate have been investigated. …”
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Research on Load Bearing and Deformation Behavior of “Pile–Wall” Retaining Structure by Jiabin Xu, Bo Zhang, Xiuqin Shi, Na Chen, Huanwei Wei, Xiao Zheng, Pengyue Wang

“…In order to analyze the factors affecting the stresses and deformations of the “pile–wall” structure, the numerical simulation of the “pile–wall” structure was carried out with the help of finite element simulation software Plaxis 3D through the excavation of Wuhan Optics Valley Center City Distributed Energy Project. …”
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Simulation of Transient Temperature and Clearance after Shutdown of Aeroengine Based on CFD and FEA Coupled Models by Xuanming Ge, Yan Gao, Wei Gu, Dongyu Sui, Lingling Yue

“…A simulation strategy, utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) coupled models, is suggested to investigate the transient temperature and clearance after shutdown. …”
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