A Typical Basalt Platform Landslide: Mechanism and Stability Prediction of Xiashan Landslide by Yongliang Huang, Zhiwei Sun, Chunyan Bao, Man Huang, Anyuan Li, Minghao Liu

“…On this basis, combined with the numerical analysis method, a finite element model of the slope considering rainfall and groundwater conditions is constructed to analyze the causes and failure mechanism of this landslide comprehensively. …”
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Some relationships between the peak stresses and the local strain energy density for cracks subjected to mixed-mode (I+II) loading by G. Meneghetti, A. Campagnolo, F. Berto

“…The evaluation of the SIFs from a numerical analysis of the local stress field usually requires very refined meshes and then large computational effort. …”
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Seismic evaluation and retrofit of reinforced concrete structures by Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar, Adithya Tantri, Asha Udaya Rao

“…The current study proposes and numerically investigates a systematic technique for the seismic assessment and retrofit of reinforced-concrete buildings according to both material strain limit approach and Quadrants assessment method. In this study numerical analysis were made for two three-dimensional building models, namely a single-storey 30 years old existing RC building in Koyna-Warna area (Zone-IV) in India, and an earthquake-resistant designed 4-story RC building. …”
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The Mechanism of Rock Mass Crack Propagation of Principal Stress Rotation in the Process of Tunnel Excavation by Guanfeng Chang, Xinzhu Hua, Jie Zhang, Peng Li

“…In this study, the theoretical calculation and numerical analysis method have been combined with the crack propagation conditions to study the stress-driven mechanism of brittle rock crack propagation under principal stress rotation. …”
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Constitutive Model and Fracture Criterion of Q345 Steel Welded Joints by Lian Song, Genfeng Li, Cong Zhu, Huaqiang Fang, Guoqing Zhu

“…This provides experimental parameters for mechanical properties and fracture models of welded joints in structural engineering, refined finite element models considering material failure for structural numerical analysis, and basic data for evaluation and design of building structures, which have good social and economic benefits.…”
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Knowledge-driven semantic converting method of multimodal models toward a geospatial perspective by Jianbo Lai, Jun Zhu, Pei Dang, Jianlin Wu, Yukun Guo, Xinyu Yang, Na Li

“…The experimental results show that the method proposed in this article can accurately convert between BIM models, numerical analysis models, and GIS scene models, with spatial coordinate accuracy controlled within 1 mm and a conversion efficiency increase of more than 10 times. …”
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Telecommand Rejection Probability in CCSDS-Compliant LDPC-Coded Space Transmissions With Tail Sequence by Rebecca Giuliani, Massimo Battaglioni, Marco Baldi, Franco Chiaraluce, Nicola Maturo

“…Such a performance figure, being the rate at which CLTUs are discarded, should clearly be minimized. Our numerical analysis considers many different choices of the system parameters (e.g., length of the CLTU, decoding algorithm, maximum number of decoding iterations). …”
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A New Dual Steering System in a Compact Tractor by Giorgio Paolo Massarotti, German Filippini, Gustavo Raush Alviach, Pedro Javier Gamez-Montero, Esteban Codina Macia

“…To achieve optimal controllability in a dual steering tractor (a four-wheel, iso-diametric tractor equipped with a dual-hydraulic steering system), this study proposes a coordinated approach that combines experimental testing (using a special agricultural tractor) with numerical analysis of the entire vehicle, developed in Bond Graph-3D. …”
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Ballistic Impact Performance of SiC Ceramic-Dyneema Fiber Composite Materials by Kai-Kuang Wu, Yu-Liang Chen, Jau-Nan Yeh, Wei-Lun Chen, Chia-Shih Lin

“…According to simulation experiments and regression analysis, the equation for the relationship between the combined thickness of the composite material and its ballistic resistance was EAhc,hf=−6276.5+500.6hc+1512.6hf+30.7hchf−8.1hc2−113.6hf2, though there were limitations to its application. From the numerical analysis results, 8.1940 mm SiC ceramic and 6.9637 mm Dyneema fiber were determined to constitute the optimal thickness combination for a composite that features a minimal areal density and which conforms to NIJ IV standards. …”
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The Effect of Combined Tensile-Torsional Loading Path on the Stress/Strain States of Thin-Walled Circular Tubes by Yue Gao, Fei Shao, Qian Xu, Linyue Bai, Qingna Ma, Mei Shen, Lixiang He, Ming Chen

“…The theoretical calculation results, the numerical analysis results, and the experimental test results are analyzed and compared. …”
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Elucidating the process mechanism in Mg-to-Al friction stir lap welding enhanced by ultrasonic vibration by Ming Zhai, Lei Shi, ChuanSong Wu

“…To further improve the joint quality, the ultrasonic vibration (UV) is exerted in FSLW, and the UV enhanced FSLW (UVeFSLW) was developed for making Mg-to-Al dissimilar joints. The numerical analysis and experimental investigation were combined to study the process mechanism in Mg/Al UVeFSLW. …”
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Multiple Parameters Determination Method of Hardening Soil Model Based on Particle Swarm Optimization by Jingfeng Xiao, Qunwei Wang, Qianhui Zhang, Yunpeng Hei, Youliang Zhang

“…The Hardening Soil (HS) model has become widely utilized in the numerical analysis of foundation pits among the several models considered. …”
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Optimization in Finite Elements to Define the Friction Factor Through Ring Compression Tests by Thomas G. Santos, André Rosiak, Diego R. Alba, Diego P. Wermuth, Lirio Schaeffer

“…The results showed a good relationship between experiments and numerical analysis. After the optimization was performed, the value of the friction factor m varied between 0.001078 and 0.0873, depending on the dimensional measurement method used.…”
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Action potential-like modes as modulated waves in an extended soliton model for biomembranes and nerves by J. A. Onana Inouga, S. E. Mkam Tchouobiap, M. Siewe Siewe, F. M. Moukam Kakmeni

“…Furthermore, a numerical analysis is performed, and consistent agreement with the analytical prediction is achieved, confirming a localized typical longitudinal single pulse-like solitary wave solution for the extended soliton model. …”
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Secondary flow characteristics and their relationship with thermal performance inside the absorber under non-uniform heat flux by Meihong Ye, Weili Gu, Yifan Hou, Xin Xiang, Jiayong Liu

“…The effects of inlet flow rate (V in), inlet temperature (T in), and protrusion structures on the secondary flow vortex position are examined. Through numerical analysis, secondary flow intensity (Se), heat transfer coefficient (h), Nusselt number (Nu), and friction factor (f) are calculated. …”
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Research on Seepage Field and Slope Stability Considering Heterogeneous Characteristics of Waste Piles: A Less Costly Way to Reduce High Leachate Levels and Avoid Accidents by Serges Mendomo Meye, Guowei Li, Zhenzhong Shen, Lei Gan, Liqun Xu

“…This paper focuses on the heterogeneous characteristics of the landfill piles and analyzes the seepage field and slope stability of the landfill using statistical and numerical analysis methods. The calculated results are compared with the field measurement and literature research data to verify the reliability of the model, which may provide the basis for the design and safe and eco-friendly operation of the landfill. …”
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Study on Operating Temperature Prediction Model of Aero High-speed Gears by Chen Yuling, Zhu Jiazan, Chen Taimin, Zhu Caichao, Wei Peitang, Xu Yongqiang

“…To efficiently predict the operating temperature of aero gears, a sequential coupling numerical analysis method of the gear temperature is proposed for an aero engine gear, which simulates the bulk temperature and flash temperature under different working conditions, considering factors such as solid-liquid-gas multi-state flow heat exchange and heat dissipation coefficients of different tooth surfaces. …”
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Failure Mode and the Prevention and Control Technology of Buried PE Pipeline in Service: State of the Art and Perspectives by Pengcheng Li, Fei Wang, Jiajia Gao, Dong Lin, Jian Gao, Jianguo Lu, Enxi Qiu, Chang Liu

“…., (a) the service performance and degradation mechanism of buried PE pipelines in complicated environmental conditions, (b) the interaction mechanism among the engineering structure, PE pipelines, and geological environment, as well as PE pipeline geological soils coupled in multiple physical fields, and (c) the combinations of the traditional engineering risk assessment method and the numerical analysis method considering the interaction between the PE pipeline and geological environment. …”
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The Study on Blockchain Adoption Strategies for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Products Under Dual-Channel Competition by Jianan Chen, You Xiao, Nianxing Yuan, Yong Wang, Jiamin Zhang, Lihui Wang

“…Optimization techniques are used to solve for the optimal pricing and demand under the defined scenarios. Additionally, numerical analysis is conducted using hypothetical parameter values to evaluate the influence of factors like market potential demand, price sensitivity, and the negative impact of non-adoption. …”
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First Basic Problem of Elasticity Theory for a Composite Layer with Two Thick-Walled Tubes by Oleksandr Yu. Denshchykov, Valentyn P. Pelykh, Yaroslav V. Hrebeniuk, Vitalii Yu. Miroshnikov

“…According to the results of numerical studies, it can be stated that the problem can be solved with a given accuracy, which depends on the order of the system of equations and has a rapid convergence of solutions to the exact one. Numerical analysis of the stressed state was considered with a variation of the distance between the tubes. …”