Influence of Reinforcement Length on Singularity of Single-Lap Joints by Yuqi Wang, Yanhui Li, Kaixuan Zhou

“…Stresses along the interface close to the singularity points were calculated with finite element analyses (FEAs). Results showed that the singular stress intensity factor of single-lap joints can be decreased by the reinforcement. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Rowing Machine by Matovu Samson

“…The methods to be used involve developing a 3D model of the rowing machine using SOLID WORKS software, carrying out Finite Element Analysis. by ANSYS 2021 R2 software, and then motion analysis by MSC ADAMS/VIEW. …”
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Optimal design of acoustic metamaterials for noise suppression by the frequency division in military equipment by Shaohua Bi, Fei Yang, Xinmin Shen, Wenqiang Peng, Xiaocui Yang, Qin Yin, Xiaonan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Dong Wang, Jingguo Chen, Zhiming Li

“…Based on the transfer matrix method, a theoretical model that can predict the acoustic characteristics of a hybrid structure with multiple Helmholtz resonator (HR) units is established, and its feasibility is verified through finite element simulations and experiments. By combining particle swarm optimization with finite element simulation, the suboptimal average sound absorption coefficient (αavg) of ten populations was 0.52, 0.54, 0.54, and 0.44, respectively, after iterating for 50 generations. …”
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Superplastic Forming/Diffusion Bonding of TA15 Titanium Alloy for Manufacturing Integrated Solid/Hollow Four-Layer Grid Lightweight Structure Components by Zheng Han, Yuhan Xing, Taiying Liu, Ning Zhang, Shaosong Jiang, Zhen Lu

“…When the temperature is too high, the grain size increases remarkably, and the elongation decreases. Based on the finite element simulation results, 900 °C is the best superplastic forming temperature. …”
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Numerical Study of Plasmonic Efficiency of Gold Nanostripes for Molecule Detection by Thomas Grosges, Dominique Barchiesi

“…An optimization scheme, including an adaptive remeshing process with error estimator, is used to solve the problem through a finite element method. The variations of the electromagnetic field amplitude and the plasmonic active zones around nanostructures for molecule detection are studied in this paper taking into account the physical and geometrical parameters of the nanostripes. …”
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An Efficient Contact Model for the Simulation of Cargo Airdrop Extraction Phase by Leiming Ning, Jichang Chen, Mingbo Tong

“…The proposed approach has the same essence as the finite element node-to-segment contact formulation, which leads to a flexible, straightforward, and efficient code implementation. …”
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Free Vibration and Stability of Axially Functionally Graded Tapered Euler-Bernoulli Beams by Ahmad Shahba, Reza Attarnejad, Shahin Hajilar

“…Structural analysis of axially functionally graded tapered Euler-Bernoulli beams is studied using finite element method. A beam element is proposed which takes advantage of the shape functions of homogeneous uniform beam elements. …”
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Compression Behavior of CFST Stub Columns with Holes by Yanhua Liu, Qingxin Ren, Yuqing Li

“…The experimental results were compared with predictions of Eurocode 4 and finite element analysis. An empirical equation for predicting the ultimate strength of CFST stub columns with holes was proposed.…”
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Numerical Calculation of Thermal Stress in Cement Rotary-kiln Foundation at an early age by Adek Tasri

“…We measure the hydration heat using an adiabatic calorie meter and perform finite volume numerical calculations to obtain the temperature distribution and finite element calculation to determine the thermal stress. …”
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Kinetic Hydration Heat Modeling for High-Performance Concrete Containing Limestone Powder by Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Third, the temperature history and temperature distribution of hardening limestone blended concrete are calculated by combining hydration model with finite element method. The analysis results generally agree with experimental results of high-performance concrete with various mixing proportions.…”
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The Numerical Simulation Method of the Slot Crack Groups’ Effect Analysis for Solid Rocket Motor Grain by Tianpeng Li, Xiaonan Li, Zhaolong Xuan, Yu Guo

“…Based on the nearly incompressible viscoelastic finite element method, several cracks were preset in a critical location along with the dangerous point of the back slot. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Effective Properties of 3D Piezoelectric Composites by Ri-Song Qin, Yi Xiao, Haitian Lan

“…In this work, an algorithm used in two-dimensional (2D) analysis for calculating transversely isotropic material properties is developed. Since the finite element (FE) meshing patterns on the opposite areas are the same, constraint equations can be applied directly to generate appropriate load. …”
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Prediction of three-dimensional crack propagation paths taking high cycle fatigue into account by Guido Dhondt

“…The method is illustrated by applying the Finite Element based crack propagation software CRACKTRACER3D on an engine blade.…”
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Thermal Analysis and Rigid-Flexible Coupling Dynamics of a Satellite with Membrane Antenna by Xiang Liu, Guoping Cai

“…The thermal analysis model of the membrane antenna structure is derived based on the finite element method by discretizing the structure into 1D and 2D thermal elements. …”
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A Mesoscale Approach for Concrete Block Masonry by Xu Yang, Mingming Jia, Bin Chi, Mingzhi Wang, Jianfeng Zheng

“…However, it is still difficult to analyze the mesomodel efficiently due to a large number of operating processes caused by the components’ nonlinear mechanical properties. An efficient finite-element-method-based mesoscale approach for concrete block masonry was introduced in this paper. …”
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Influence of Surface Morphology on Absorptivity of Light-Absorbing Materials by Chunhui Niu, Ting Zhu, Yong Lv

“…., V-type groove surface, sinusoidal surface, and random distribution, is investigated using a rigorous electromagnetic theory and a finite element method. Influences of surface contour parameters (span distance, intersection angle, and height) and light wave parameters (incident angle and wavelength) on absorptivity are numerically simulated and analyzed for the three kinds of surfaces, respectively. …”
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Research on the Method of Ground Stress Balance under Complex Conditions Based on Geometric Tracing by Ge Wang

“…The accuracy of the initial ground stress balance determines the accuracy of the finite element analysis of geotechnical problems. The traditional ground stress balance method has a good balance effect for simple geotechnical models but has strong limitations when the structure and soil interact with each other, the geometry of the model is complex, or the constraints are complicated. …”
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A Crank-Nicolson Scheme for the Dirichlet-to-Neumann Semigroup by Rola Ali Ahmad, Toufic El Arwadi, Houssam Chrayteh, Jean-Marc Sac-Epée

“…Finally, we write a P1 finite element scheme for the problem, and we illustrate this convergence by means of a FreeFem++ implementation.…”
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Miniaturized Wideband Aperture Coupled Microstrip Patch Antenna by Using Inverted U-Slot by Amandeep Singh, Surinder Singh

“…The theoretical analysis is based on the finite element method (FEM). This design has wide bandwidth, good return loss, VSWR, and radiation characteristics by implanting the inverted U-shaped stepped slots on a single aperture coupled patch. …”
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Analysis of the Stability of Reinforced Plastic Waste Treated Clay as Embankment Fill on Soft Soils by Shelema Amena

“…The stability analyses of the proposed slope have been done by finite element method using geotechnical software PLAXIS 2D. …”
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