Deformation and Stability of Soft Foundation Improved by Prefabricated Vertical Drains Adjacent to River Bank by Changqing Qi, Liuyang Li, Jiabing Qi

“…This paper presents a finite element analysis on a soft embankment foundation improved by prefabricated vertical drains. …”
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Assessment Model and Virtual Simulation for Fatigue Damage Evolution of Asphalt Mortar and Mixture by Danhua Wang, Xunhao Ding, Linhao Gu, Tao Ma

“…By the mechanical formula derivation and based on the four-point bending fatigue tests, the damage evolution law was determined and then the proposed model was verified. Based on the finite element method (FEM), a commercial software named ABAQUS was utilized to develop the random mixtures consisting of coarse aggregates, mortar, and voids. …”
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Intelligent Manipulator with Flexible Link and Joint: Modeling and Vibration Control by Minqiang Shao, Yuming Huang, Vadim V. Silberschmidt

“…This paper presents a finite-element (FE) model of a manipulator with a flexible link and flexible joint as well as embedded PZT actuators and proposes a corrected rebuilt reduced model (CRRM) to make its dynamic characteristics more consistent with reality and facilitate control design. …”
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Effect of Cold Working on the Driving Force of the Crack Growth and Crack Growth Rate of Welded Joints under One Overload by Hongliang Yang, He Xue, Fuqiang Yang, Shuai Wang

“…To understand the effect of cold working of welding heat-affected zone on the driving force of the crack growth and crack growth rate of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) near the welding fusion line, the finite element simulation method was used to analyze the effect of cold working on the tensile stress of the crack tip at different locations near the fusion line. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Tire Tread Block Friction Characteristics Based on a New Test Device by J. Wu, Y. S. Wang, B. L. Su, Q. Liu

“…Based on this, a friction model for contact between tire tread block and different road surfaces was developed. A finite element slip friction model of rubber block was developed for studying the tread contact stress, stiffness under different pattern slope angles, and ditch radius. …”
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Error Analysis and Numeric Simulation Research of Parallel Seismic Method by Chao Lin, Cheng-Lin Zhang, Li Rao, Chuang Yang, Bin An, Bao–Feng Zhao, Tao Zhan, Xian-Jun Tan

“…The error influencing factors of both two methods are then analysed. Finally, the finite element software ABAQUS was used to simulate the inspection of pile foundations by the parallel seismic method. …”
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Study on the Nonlinear Characteristics of a Rotating Flexible Blade with Dovetail Interface Feature by Chaofeng Li, Zengchuang Shen, Bingfu Zhong, Bangchun Wen

“…The dynamical equation of motion for a rotational flexible blade in a centrifugal force field is established based on the finite element method. A macro-stick-slip mechanical model of dry friction is established to simulate the constraint condition of the flexible blade. …”
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Initial Elastic Stiffness of Bolted Shear Connectors in Steel-Concrete Composite Structures by Chenggong Wang, Diankai Cao, Xiaoyang Liu, Yucai Jing, Wenzhuo Liu, Guotao Yang

“…., the bolt with nonembedded nut, the bolt with single-embedded nut, and the bolt with double-embedded nuts) are investigated using finite element analysis (FEA). After the FE models are verified against the experimental results in other literature, an extensive parametric study is carried out to investigate the effects of eight parameters of the composite structures on the initial shear stiffness and tension stiffness as well as coupling stiffness. …”
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Model Updating of Complex Structures Using the Combination of Component Mode Synthesis and Kriging Predictor by Yang Liu, Yan Li, Dejun Wang, Shaoyi Zhang

“…Updating the structural model of complex structures is time-consuming due to the large size of the finite element model (FEM). Using conventional methods for these cases is computationally expensive or even impossible. …”
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Ultimate Strength Analysis of Aluminium Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subjected to Uniaxial Compressive Loads and Lateral Pressure by Mohamed Elsaka, Yordan Garbatov

“…This study focuses on the numerical analysis of honeycomb sandwich panels employing the nonlinear finite element method through the commercial software ANSYS. …”
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A Composite Matching Layer with Anti-Reflection Characteristics for Broadband Acoustic Scattering Reduction by Shande Li, Xiaoxun Wu, Jinxiu Duan, Shuai Yuan, Cun Wang, Yane Ma, Zhifu Zhang

“…The correctness and effectiveness of the theoretical model are verified by the finite element method (FEM), showing acoustic reflectance of less than 13.5% at broadband frequencies. …”
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Enhancing the Performance of the Microwave Absorbing Materials by Using Dielectric Resonator Arrays by Omar H. Al-Zoubi, Hameed Naseem

“…Numerical electromagnetic methods are employed to study the properties of the proposed MA array structures, where 3D full wave simulation using finite-element method is implemented. The obtained results show that the performance of the MA-CDR arrays significantly outperforms that of a flat layer composed of the same material and having equivalent thickness. …”
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Vibration Reliability Analysis of Drum Brake Using the Artificial Neural Network and Important Sampling Method by Zhou Yang, Unsong Pak, Cholu Kwon

“…This research aims to evaluate the calculation accuracy and efficiency of the artificial neural network-based important sampling method (ANN-IS) on reliability of structures such as drum brakes. The finite element analysis (FEA) result is used to establish the ANN sample in ANN-based reliability analysis methods. …”
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High-Accurate Numerical Schemes for Black–Scholes Models with Sensitivity Analysis by Samir Kumar Bhowmik, Jakobin Alam Khan

“…It is to note that most applied researchers use finite difference and finite element-based schemes to approximate the BS model. …”
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Response of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Vibration System with Rough Contact Interfaces by Zhiqiang Huang, Xun Peng, Gang Li, Lei Hao

“…In this model, the force-deflection characteristic of the contact interfaces is determined by finite element analysis. By analyzing the undamped free vibration, it was found that the variation of the second-order natural frequency with amplitude increases with rougher contact interfaces; however, the amplitude has little influence on the first-order natural frequency of the system. …”
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A Copula-Based and Monte Carlo Sampling Approach for Structural Dynamics Model Updating with Interval Uncertainty by Xueqian Chen, Zhanpeng Shen, Xin’en Liu

“…As the uncertainty is widely existent in the engineering structure, it is necessary to study the finite element (FE) modeling and updating in consideration of the uncertainty. …”
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Inhalation Induced Stresses and Flow Characteristics in Human Airways through Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis by Kittisak Koombua, Ramana M. Pidaparti

“…A computational model was developed to investigate the airway tissue flexibility effect on stresses and flow characteristics in the airways. The finite-element method with the fluid-structure interaction analysis was employed to investigate the transient responses of the flow characteristics and stresses in the airways during inhalation. …”
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A Method of Reducing Motor Vibration: Natural Frequency, Damping Ratio, and Vibration Analysis of CFRP Motor Frame by Jinguang Zhang, Hairu Yang, Xiong Li, Wei Ye

“…The damp ratio of the CFRP motor frame is calculated by the damp prediction model based on strain energy, which is verified by the combination of the finite element method and experiment. The vibration characteristics of the CFRP frame motor are studied experimentally and compared with that of the metal frame motor. …”
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Macrodamage Accumulation Model for a Human Femur by Farah Hamandi, Tarun Goswami

“…Phenomenological models for bone damage have been discussed in detail. In addition, 3D finite element model of the femur prepared from imaging data with both cortical and trabecular structures is delineated using MIMICS and ANSYS® and simulated as a composite structure. …”
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Study on Vehicle Load Model of Baijianhe Bridge by Zeying Yang, Yinglin Sun, Jianbo Qu, Chenghe Wang, Tianmin Wang

“…At the same time, the automobile load model parameters relative to the national current code and finite element method are calculated. The results show that 2-axle and 6-axle vehicles are the main vehicle types, accounting for about 48%. …”
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