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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Identification of Hydraulic Connection Points between Different Confined Aquifers in the Liyazhuang Coal Mine by Zhenghe Liu, Peiyun Zhao, Lusheng Yang, Jingui Zhao, Hailong Ye, Jun Yang, Rujun Mo

“…First, each node of the finite element grid was considered as a water inrush point to determine the water level at other nodes. …”
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Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates and High-Strength Concrete Integrating Recycled Tire Steel Fib... by Hasan A. Alasmari, Ibrahim A. Sharaky, Ahmed S. Elamary, Ayman El-Zohairy

“…Moreover, the Abaqus finite element (FE) program was implemented to simulate the upgraded damaged beams. …”
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Mechanical properties of the liner for strengthening steel pipe under the action of normal fault by Kejie Zhai, Deqiang Hu, Kaidong Wang, Hongyuan Fang, Niannian Wang, Bin Li, Xueming Du, Yuquan Hu, Xiangqian Fan

“…To explore the mechanical properties of the liner for repairing pressure pipes under the action of a normal fault, a refined three-dimensional (3D) finite element (FE) model is established and assessed by experiments and FE results. …”
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Analysis of Pure Bending Vertical Deflection of Improved Composite Box Girders with Corrugated Steel Webs by Chi Ma, Shi-zhong Liu, Jin Di, Rui-jie Zhang

“…Based on the theoretical derivation, an analytical solution method was established and the obtained vertical deflection analytical solutions were compared with the finite element method (FEM) calculation results and the experimental values. …”
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The Effect of Interlayer on Water Cut Rise in a Bottom Water Reservoir by Yunpeng Hu, Xiaoling Zhang, Wei Ding, Ziyun Cheng, Liangchao Qu, Penghui Su, Chunliu Sun, Wenqi Zhang

“…In this paper, the mathematical model of two-phase flow in the bottom water reservoir with the interlayer is proposed, and the numerical solution of the model is obtained by a finite element method. The influence of the distribution of the interlayer on the water cut rising law of the bottom water reservoir is analyzed. …”
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Study on the Prosthesis Structural Design and Vibration Characteristics Based on the Conduction Effect of Human Middle Ear by Wu Ren, Huijuan Yan, Yi Yu, Jinghong Ren, Jinlong Chang, Yidong Wang, Yibo Han

“…In this study, reasonable prosthetic structures had been designed for different types of ossicular chain injuries, and the frequency response characteristics were analyzed by the finite element method then. Moreover, in order to achieve better vibration frequency response, a ball structure was designed in the prosthesis to simulate its amplification function. …”
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Accelerating the design and discovery of tribocorrosion-resistant metals by interfacing multiphysics modeling with machine learning and genetic algorithms by Yucong Gu, Kaiwen Wang, Zhengyu Zhang, Yi Yao, Ziming Xin, Wenjun Cai, Lin Li

“…Leveraging an experimentally validated multiphysics finite element analysis (FEA) model, we have used six key material parameters to model the tribocorrosion performance of Al alloys over a large property space. …”
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Analysis and 3D modelling of percolated conductive networks in nanoparticle-based thin films by Stanislav Haviar, Benedikt Prifling, Tomáš Kozák, Kalyani Shaji, Tereza Košutová, Šimon Kos, Volker Schmidt, Jiří Čapek

“…Then, the electrical conductivity of the percolated networks in these virtual structures was computed using the finite element method for various partial oxygen pressures. …”
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Numerical Analysis on the Storage of Nuclear Waste in Gas-Saturated Deep Coal Seam by Teng Teng, Yuming Wang, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiangyang Zhang, Sihai Yi, Guowei Fan, Bin Liu

“…As the second step, a finite element numerical model and numerical simulation are developed to analyze the storage of nuclear waste in a gas-saturated deep coal seam based on the partial differential equations (PDE) solver of COMSOL Multiphysics with MATLAB. …”
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Study of the Compressive Strength of Mortars as a Function of Material Composition, Workability, and Specimen Geometry by M. T. Marvila, A. R. G. Azevedo, J. Alexandre, C. M. F. Vieira, E. B. Zanelato, G. C. G. Delaqua, G. C. Xavier, S. N. Monteiro

“…By comparing the differences between the destructive test results and those defined by the Finite Element Modeling (FEM) for conventional mortars, it was clear that the effect of excess material in the sample during the compression tests did not change the strength properties studied. …”
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Simulation of the Performance of Kevlar Impregnated Shear Thickening Fluid Ballistic Test Results (STF) Ballistic Test Results by Riduwan Prasetya, Andoko Andoko, Suprayitno Suprayitno, Retno Wulandari, Prihanto Trihutomo, Kenji Mishima, Dawid Janas

“…To address this limitation, the finite element method, specifically using ANSYS/LS-DYNA R.13, was employed for a comprehensive analysis. …”
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Adaptation of an additively manufactured reactor concept for catalytic methanation with in-situ tar co-reforming of biogenic syngas by Jakob Müller, Alexander Feldner, Simon Markthaler, Peter Treiber, Jürgen Karl

“…Both designs were subject to a preliminary feasibility study, to ensure sufficient heat removal and a finite element analysis regarding structural stability was performed. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Process Optimization of Laser Welding in 6056 Aluminum Alloy T-Joints by Jin Peng, Shihua Xie, Tiejun Chen, Xingxing Wang, Xiaokai Yu, Luqiang Yang, Zenglei Ni, Zicheng Ling, Zhipeng Yuan, Jianjun Shi, Zhibin Yang

“…Initially, the accuracy of the finite element simulation is validated, followed by an exploration of the impact of bilateral asynchronous and bilateral synchronous laser welding on molten pool stability. …”
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Improving the efficiency of an optical-to-terahertz converter using sapphire fibers by N. V. Zenchenko, D. V. Lavrukhin, I. A. Glinskiy, D. S. Ponomarev

“…The simulation was carried out by the finite element method in the COMSOL Multiphysics environment.Results. …”
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Bioinspired activation strategies for Peano-HASEL artificial muscle. by Zhaozhen Liu, Harrison McAleese, Andrew Weightman, Glen Cooper

“…<h4>Method</h4>This study developed a finite element model of an artificial muscle consisting of four Peano-HASEL actuators arranged in three parallel groups in a diamond pattern (two actuators in series in the middle-middle actuators, with one actuator in parallel either side-side actuators). …”
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Effect of cooling rate on metallurgical and mechanical properties in continuous wave laser welding of hot-dip galvanised steel-to-aluminium sheets in a zero part-to-part gap lap jo... by A. Baghbani Barenji, M.B. Russo, S. Jabar, H.R. Kotadia, D. Ceglarek, K.F. Ayarkwa, J.R. Smith, P. Franciosa

“…IMCs are recognised as the most decisive factor in welding steel to aluminium, while Zn vapours significantly impact welding in a zero part-to-part gap overlap configuration. A 3D finite element method thermal model was employed to correlate the thermal cycles to the metallurgical and mechanical properties. …”
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Defect prediction and experimental study on investment casting of K4169 superalloy complex thin-walled parts by WANG Xiang, ZHANG Ying, SUI Dashan, CHEN Zhongfeng, DONG Anping, GUO Zhao, QI Fei, YI Chushan, GUI Daxing

“…The filling and solidification processes in investment casting of typical K4169 nickel-based superalloy complex thin-walled casting are simulated by ProCAST finite element software.The temperature field during the casting process is analysed to predict the formation of defects. …”
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Three-Dimensional Reconstruction and Numerical Simulation Analysis of Acid-Corroded Sandstone Based on CT by Zizhen Miao, Shuguang Li, Jiangsheng Xie, Runke Huo, Fan Ding, Hongtao Zhu, Xingzhi Yang, Xiaoke Li

“…Comparing the numerical simulation results with the physical experiment results, we found that the three-dimensional finite element model based on CT scanning technology can genuinely reflect sandstone’s corrosion characteristic. …”
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Behaviour of post-tensioned benches made of high-content recycled aggregate concrete reinforced with racquet string fibres by Narakorn Suwannachote, Thanongsak Imjai, Fetih Kefyalew, Radhika Sridhar, Reyes Garcia, U. Johnson Alengaram, Sivakumar Naganathan

“…The human-induced vibration test results confirmed that the maximum vibration of the benches met the code limits for floor buildings. Finite element analyses of the RAC benches with PTMS were carried out in Abaqus®, and the experimental deflections agreed well (errors <5%) with the FEM results. …”