Dynamic Amplification Factor of Shear Force on Bridge Columns under Impact Load by Haiying Ma, Zhen Cao, Xuefei Shi, Junyong Zhou

“…Therefore, a novel method to obtain dynamic response under concentrated impact load including the effect of higher-order modes is proposed in the paper, which is based on the modified Timoshenko beam theory (MTB) and the classical Timoshenko beam theory (CTB). Finite element models are conducted to validate the proposed method. …”
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Relative Contributions of Intracranial Pressure and Intraocular Pressure on Lamina Cribrosa Behavior by Junfei Tong, Deepta Ghate, Sachin Kedar, Linxia Gu

“…An axially symmetric finite element model of the posterior eye was constructed with an elongated optic nerve and retro-orbital subarachnoid space ensheathed by pia and dura mater. …”
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Spectral Velocity of the Ground Surface in Alluvial Soils due to the Presence of Circular Urban Subway Tunnels by Hamed Fakhriyeh, Reza Vahdani, Mohsen Gerami

“…The study was performed using PLAXIS 2D and Ansys finite element software.…”
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Temperature Adaptability of Asphalt Pavement to High Temperatures and Significant Temperature Differences by Xueying Zhao, Aiqin Shen, Baofu Ma

“…In this paper, a finite element (FE) model was developed, and Turpan-Xiaocao Lake Highway in southern Xinjiang was taken as a case study engineering, which tends to experience this adverse environmental condition (temperature difference: 25.5°C; July 14, 2008). …”
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Mechanical Performance Analysis of Steel Beam-Column Joints in Fabricated Multirise Steel Structures after Fire by Fang Liu, Xiuli Wang, Bin Cai, Xuguang Li, Liqi Yang

“…The local frame calculation model is established through the finite element software Abaqus. It is found that when the axial compression ratio is 1.0 and the fire time of the steel body is 180 min, the vertical deformation speed of the middle column and side column of the frame will increase rapidly. …”
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The effect of site exposure index on the required capacities of aquaculture structures by Tobias Dewhurst, Samuel Rickerich, Michael MacNicoll, Nathaniel Baker, Zachary Moscicki

“…The research builds upon exposure indices proposed previously, and uses Hydro-/Structural Dynamic Finite Element Analysis (HS-DFEA) to quantify the required structural capacities for cultivation structures as a function of exposure index based on representative sites in the German Bight of the North Sea. …”
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Numerical Optimization of Drilling Parameters for Gas Predrainage and Excavating-Drainage Collaboration on Roadway Head by Mingkun Luo, Lei Yang, Haiou Wen, Dongsheng Zhao, Kun Wang

“…The process of gas preextraction and excavating-extraction collaboration on roadway heading face in 2606 haulage roadway of Zhangcun mine is modeled by finite element (FE) method. The effects of gas drainage under different drilling arrangements are analyzed. …”
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Seismic Behavior of the Removable Links in Eccentrically Braced Frames with Semirigid Connections by Qiang Shi, Shilin Yan, Xinwu Wang, Haisu Sun, Yan Zhao

“…Also, a total of 7 EBF models were investigated through three-dimensional, nonlinear finite element analysis. Good agreement is achieved between the simulation and experimental results. …”
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The Application of Advanced Bone Imaging Technologies in Sports Medicine by Samuel S. Tadros, Scott Epsley, Sameer Mehta, Brandon C. Jones, Hiran I. Rajapakse, Rashad Madi, Austin Alecxih, Daniel Kargilis, Chamith S. Rajapakse

“…Through the use of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), finite element analysis (FEA) can be used to simulate the structural and mechanical properties of bone. …”
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Application of Improved Combined Deterministic-Stochastic Subspace Algorithm in Bridge Modal Parameter Identification by Peng Wen, Inamullah Khan, Jie He, Qiaofeng Chen

“…Finally, a shaking table test bridge is used as a modal parameter identification in lab, and its results are compared with the MIDAS finite element results. The compared results show that the proposed SC-CDSI identification algorithm can accurately achieve the intelligent identification of online tracking of the structural frequency, and the identification results are reliable to be used in real-life bridge structures.…”
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An Overview of Experiments and Numerical Simulations on Airflow and Aerosols Deposition in Human Airways and the Role of Bioaerosol Motion in COVID-19 Transmission by Justus Kavita Mutuku, Wen-Che Hou, Wei-Hsin Chen

“…Herein, in-depth information on in vitro experiments and state-of-the-art review on various computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications and finite element methods on airflow and aerosol motion in both healthy and obstructed human airways are provided. …”
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Crystal plasticity modeling for grain size and texture effects on laser shock clinching of ultra-thin foils by Yaxuan Hou, Zhong Ji, Haiming Zhang

“…Simulations employing the crystal plasticity finite element method (CPFEM) are conducted to investigate the effects of grain size and initial texture of copper foils during the LSC process after validation by experimental comparisons. …”
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Genesis Analysis and Stability Evaluation of Karst Area in the Mudengdong Village Based on the Geological Investigation and Numerical Simulation Methods by Hanhua Xu, Kuiming Liu, Wenlian Liu, Chun Zhu, Sitao Zhu, Jiaxiang Dong

“…Afterwards, the predominant factors that affect the stability of foundation are determined based on the geological survey of karst in goaf structures. Finally, the finite element software ANSYS is used to comprehensively study the karst problem. …”
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Influence of Non-Structural Localized Inertia on Free Vibration Response of Thin-Walled Structures by Variable Kinematic Beam Formulations by Alfonso Pagani, Francesco Zangallo, Erasmo Carrera

“…The resulting theories were, respectively, referred to as TE (Taylor Expansion) and LE (Lagrange Expansion) in recent works. If the finite element method is used, as in the case of the present work, stiffness and mass elemental matrices for both TE and LE beam models can be written in terms of the same fundamental nuclei. …”
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Novel methods to determine hydrothermal residual stresses in fiber-reinforced polymer composite by John Wang, Paul W. Adcock, Wing Kong Chiu

“…A four-point bend test was used to determine the load required to flatten unbalanced laminates. A finite element analysis concurred with the experimental results, and a symmetrical model of a balanced laminate was further used to calculate residual strains. …”
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Study on the Characteristics of Self-Stabilizing Height Distribution for Deep Foundation Pit Vertical Sidewall in Binary Strata of Upper Soil and Lower Rock by Zhang Ziguang, Yihang Li, Jiesheng Zhang, Tao Xu, Guangyong Cao, YiKang Xu

“…The strength reduction elastic-plastic finite element numerical calculation method has been adopted in this paper. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Innovative Internal Trailing Edge Cooling Configurations with Pentagonal Arrangement and Elliptic Pin Fin by L. Tarchi, B. Facchini, S. Zecchi

“…Pin fins are made of high thermal conductivity material, and an inverse data reduction method based on a finite element code allows to evaluate the mean HTC of each pin fin. …”
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Use of combined CZM and XFEM techniques for the patch shape performance analysis on the behavior of a 2024-T3 Aluminum structure reinforced with a composite patch by Safa Chahrazad Djebbar, Nadia Kaddouri, Mohamed ElAjrami, Mohamed Belhouari, Kouider Madani

“…Current research aims to optimize the shape size and fiber's nature of this composite patch in order to ensure good load transfer by reducing the stresses in the damaged area. In this work, a finite element method is used to analysis the effect of the shape of the patch on the global response of a 2024-T3 aluminum structure in the presence of a central circular notch. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Empty-Hole Effect during Parallel-Hole Cutting under Different In Situ Stress Conditions by Zhengyu Wu, Dayou Luo, Feng Chen, Wulin Huang

“…To uncover the impact of in situ stress field on empty-hole effect during parallel-hole cutting, the distribution and the trend of changes in dynamic stress around empty hole during blasting under different in situ stress conditions are simulated based on the basic model for parallel-hole cutting using 3D finite element analysis software ANSYS/LS-DYNA and implicit-explicit analysis method. …”
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Fatigue Life Analysis of Aluminum Alloy Notched Specimens under Non-Gaussian Excitation based on Fatigue Damage Spectrum by Kuanyu Chen, Guangwu Yang, Jianjun Zhang, Shoune Xiao, Yang Xu

“…The appropriate FDS calculation method is selected for each task segment and the acceleration parameters are set to construct the acceleration power spectral density, which is equivalent to the pseudo-acceleration damage. A finite-element model is established, the notch stress concentration factor of the specimen is calculated, the large mass point method is used to simulate the shaking table excitation, and a random vibration analysis is carried out to calculate the accelerated fatigue life. …”
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