Effect of Location of Delamination on Free Vibration of Cross-Ply Conical Shells by Sudip Dey, Amit Karmakar

“…In this paper, a finite element method is employed to determine the effects of location of delamination on free vibration characteristics of graphite-epoxy cross-ply composite pre-twisted shallow conical shells. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Nonductile RC Frame Slotted with Corrugated Steel Plate Shear Walls by Ningning Feng, Changsheng Wu

“…Finite element models had been verified by the existing experimental results. …”
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Safety Characteristic Evaluation of Cage in Cylindrical Roller Bearing at the Stage of Start-Up and Stop by Zhang Wenhu, Wu Zhimin, Deng Sier, Zhang Song, Tian Heng, Yang Haisheng

“…The dynamics model of cylindrical roller bearing (CRB) in aeroengine main shaft was promoted and solved by Hilber–Hughes–Taylor (HHT) integer algorithm with variable step in combination with symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) parallel solving technology, and a finite element model of roller to cage contact was built. …”
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Research on structural fatigue residual life of pitch bearing rings after pre-damage by ZHANG Mingqian, CHEN Guanci, DING Yinke, LIU Minghan, MAO Huaping

“…ObjectiveThe corrosion fatigue fracture of the wind turbine pitch bearing is a major failure mode, often leading to the blade detachment and shutdown. To this end, a finite element model of replacing the whole pitch bearing with a local one was proposed to investigate the structural fatigue remaining life of pitch bearings after corrosion of the raceways.MethodsA combined method of finite element software Ansys and three-dimensional fracture mechanics software Franc3D was adopted to simulate the corrosion pit by inserting a pre-damage at the location of the maximum equivalent stress in the bearing ring. …”
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An Investigation into the Response of GFRP-Reinforced Glue-Laminated Tudor Arches by S. Alshurafa, H. Alhayek, F. Taheri

“…In doing so, first a parametric finite element study was conducted to evaluate the influence of unidirectional GFRP reinforcement applied onto the arch using eleven possible configurations and different thicknesses. …”
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A Numerical Study on the Progressive Failure of 3D Four-Directional Braided Composites by Kun Xu

“…Then, based on the periodical boundary conditions, a RVE-based micromechanical model by using the nonlinear finite element method has been presented to predict the progressive damage and the strength of 3D braided composites subjected to tensile loading. …”
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Effect of Interlayer Stress on U Bends and Water Droplet Bends by Qiujun Wang, Weiwei Su, Wenxin Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Bo Wang, Di Zhang, Fang Zhang

“…The finite element method for simulating the layer analysis was constructed to analyze the effect of optically clear adhesive (OCA) film thickness on the distribution of stress and strain. …”
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Optimized Design for Large Geotextile Mats over Soft Soil by Zhihuai Huang, Shuaidong Yang, Ningxin Yang, Mi Zhou, Ang Li

“…In this paper, the failure mechanisms of large geotextile mats over soft soil are carried out through finite element analyses. A finite element model is generated and validated against centrifuge testing data and previously published data of numerical simulation. …”
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Experiment and Simulation Investigation on the Tensile Behavior of Composite Laminate with Stitching Reinforcement by Yi Wang, Nai Xian Hou, Zhu Feng Yue

“…The experiments and finite element simulations of composite laminate with stitching are carried out. …”
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Structural Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Steel Fibres as Secondary Reinforcement: Experimental and Pre-peak Numerical Modelling by Hadjer Belkadi, Abdelkrim Bourzam, Messaoud Saidani

“…The results of the numerical finite element analysis were in good agreement with those of the experiments. …”
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A Normalized Transfer Matrix Method for the Free Vibration of Stepped Beams: Comparison with Experimental and FE(3D) Methods by Tamer Ahmed El-Sayed, Said Hamed Farghaly

“…The experimental results for stepped beams with single step and two steps, for sixteen different test samples, are in excellent agreement with those of the three-dimensional finite element FE(3D). The comparison between the NTM method and the finite element method results shows that the modal percentage deviation is increased when a beam step location coincides with a peak point in the mode shape. …”
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Coupling Ratio-Based Design and Seismic Performance of Modular Prefabricated Hybrid Coupled Walls by Yun Shi, Yumin Zhang, Jianbo Dai, Guangyuan Weng

“…Subsequently, nonlinear hysteretic analyses are conducted from finite element analysis software ABAQUS, and a parametric study based on the finite element technique is performed to identify the optimal value of the coupling ratio. …”
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The Effects of Process Parameters on Evolutions of Thermodynamics and Microstructures for Composite Extrusion of Magnesium Alloy by H.-J. Hu

“…The thermal-mechanical coupling finite element models including the geometric and FEM models and solution conditions were applied to calculate the effective strain and temperature and extrusion force during ES extrusion. …”
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Numerical Simulation on Slabs Dislocation of Zipingpu Concrete Faced Rockfill Dam during the Wenchuan Earthquake Based on a Generalized Plasticity Model by Bin Xu, Yang Zhou, Degao Zou

“…The procedure and constitutive model of materials used for finite element analysis are consistent. The water elevation, the angel, and the strength of the construction joints were among major variables of investigation. …”
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The Optimization Algorithm for Large-Scale In Situ Stress Field by Fei Li, Ningdong Chang

“…For a real construction site, the amount of calculation using a finite element method for in situ stress field increases dramatically with the increase of the calculation freedom due to large-scale uncertainties. …”
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Research on structural fatigue residual life of pitch bearing rings after pre-damage by ZHANG Mingqian, CHEN Guanci, DING Yinke, LIU Minghan, MAO Huaping

“…ObjectiveThe corrosion fatigue fracture of the wind turbine pitch bearing is a major failure mode, often leading to the blade detachment and shutdown. To this end, a finite element model of replacing the whole pitch bearing with a local one was proposed to investigate the structural fatigue remaining life of pitch bearings after corrosion of the raceways.MethodsA combined method of finite element software Ansys and three-dimensional fracture mechanics software Franc3D was adopted to simulate the corrosion pit by inserting a pre-damage at the location of the maximum equivalent stress in the bearing ring. …”
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Spinning Process Test and Optical Topography Measurement Technology for the Shell with Longitudinal and Latitudinal Inner Ribs by Wei Liang, Qiongying Lv, Lin Guan, Zhigang Xing

“…The paper studies the complicated problem in the spinning process of the shell with longitudinal and latitudinal inner ribs. The finite element software ABAQUS is used to establish the finite element model of the cylindrical shell with the longitudinal and latitudinal inner ribs. …”
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Design and analysis of modular pneumatic soft crawling robots by YIN Hongfei, LÜ Yuedong, SONG Xiaojuan

“…Therefore, a kind of honeycomb soft driving unit was designed, which can be connected and composed to realize the modular driving soft robot with different functions.MethodsThe material selection and mechanical analysis of the designed imitation honeycomb soft drive unit were carried out, and a nonlinear relational model between the driving pressure and deformation in the soft drive unit was established; the validity of the model was verified by combining with the finite element simulation. Based on the imitation honeycomb soft body drive unit module, a flexible soft robot and a bidirectional bending soft robot were designed, and finite element simulations on both configurations of soft robots were conducted. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Surface Movement and Deformation Caused by Underground Mining with Complex Stratigraphic Boundary by Liang Wang, Chao He, Songjun Cui, Feifei Wang

“…The interface program of finite element software based on surface spline interpolation is developed by using MATLAB software. …”
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Numerical Study of the Active Tendon Control of a Cable-Stayed Bridge in a Construction Phase by M. H. El Ouni, N. Ben Kahla

“…This paper investigates numerically the active tendon control of a cable-stayed bridge in a construction phase. A linear Finite Element model of small scale mock-up of the bridge is first presented. …”
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