Shear Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened by External Vertical Prestressing Rebar by Ying Li, Meizhong Wu, Weiqi Wang, Xingwei Xue

“…The objectives of this study are to simulate EVPR strengthening of concrete beams using a nonlinear three-dimensional finite element model and to explore its shear enhancement features under different EVPR stirrup ratios, vertical compressive stress degrees, and optimal arrangements of EVPRs. …”
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PDE Modeling of a Microfluidic Thermal Process for Genetic Analysis Application by Reza Banaei Khosroushahi, Horacio J. Marquez, Jose Martinez-Quijada, Christopher J. Backhouse

“…These equations are solved analytically, and the results are verified using an experimentally verified precise finite element method (FEM) model. The final combined result is a framework for designing a precise tracking controller applicable to the selected lab-on-a-chip device.…”
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A Review on Strengthening Steel Beams Using FRP under Fatigue by Mohamed Kamruzzaman, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, N. H. Ramli Sulong, A. B. M. Saiful Islam

“…This study covers the surface treatment techniques, adhesive curing, and support conditions under cyclic loading including fatigue performance, crack propagation, and failure modes with finite element (FE) simulation of the steel bridge girders and structural elements. …”
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Modal Analysis for a Rod-Fastened Rotor considering Contact Effect Based on Double Fractal Model by Yang Liu, Qi Yuan, Pu Li, Guangyu Zhu

“…Modal frequencies of the experimental rod-fastened rotor under different pretightening forces and the bending moment (caused by gravity) are obtained by three-dimensional finite element analysis and experimental modal tests. …”
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Study on Preload of Bolted Connections in Pitch Bearing Based on Vibration Modal Analysis by Hongwei Zhang, Tao Chen, Kangkang Ji, Meng Zhu, Chengwei Ju

“…Hammer modal tests are conducted under various preloading forces. By combining finite element modal analysis, the correspondence between preloading changes and the bending frequencies and modes of the bolted connection is obtained. …”
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Analysis of Slotted Tooth Switched Reluctance Motors for Electric Vehicle Applications by Mohamed A. Abdel Tawab, Hamdy Shatla, M. Bahy

“…The design parameters of the three models are the same and carried out by finite element tools (FETs) to obtain the magnetic characteristics, and the static analysis of the three models is compared. …”
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Fully Discrete Local Discontinuous Galerkin Approximation for Time-Space Fractional Subdiffusion/Superdiffusion Equations by Meilan Qiu, Liquan Mei, Dewang Li

“…., backward Euler difference or second-order central difference)/local discontinuous Galerkin finite element mixed method to construct and analyze a kind of efficient, accurate, flexible, numerical schemes for approximately solving time-space fractional subdiffusion/superdiffusion equations. …”
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Crack path simulation for cylindrical contact under fretting conditions by R.A. Cardoso, J.A. Araújo, J.L.A. Ferreira, F.C. Castro

“…The numerical simulations are provided by a 2D Finite Element Analysis taking into account interactions between the crack faces. …”
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Effects of Gravity and Inlet/Outlet Location on a Two-Phase Cocurrent Imbibition in Porous Media by M. F. El-Amin, Shuyu Sun

“…Two-dimensional computations are carried out using the finite element method. Intensive comparisons are done between considering and neglecting gravity effect on water saturation, pressures of water and oil as well as water velocity. …”
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Behavior of Zr�1Nb alloy in coarse- and ultrafine-grain states under laser-induced shock wave loading by Dmitry Ledon, Aleksandr Balakhnin, Sergey Uvarov, Irina Bannikova, Yuriy Bayandin, Oleg Naimark

“…Numerical simulation of the process under study has been carried out using statistically based nonlinear model of solid with defects and finite element method to describe the deformation behavior and fracture of the material under shock-wave loading. …”
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Induced Unbalance as a Method for Improving the Dynamic Stability of High-Speed Turbochargers by R. Gordon Kirk, Ali A. Alsaeed

“…This study presents a new method for improving the dynamic stability by inducing the turbocharger rotor unbalance in order to suppress the subsynchronous vibration. The finite-element model of the turbocharger with floating-ring bearings is numerically solved for the nonlinear time-transient response. …”
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Feasibility Verification of Mountable PZT-Interface for Impedance Monitoring in Tendon-Anchorage by Thanh-Canh Huynh, Young-Hwan Park, Jae-Hyung Park, Jeong-Tae Kim

“…Finally, the feasibility of the mountable PZT-interface is numerically examined. A finite element (FE) model is designed for the lab-scaled tendon-anchorage. …”
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Effect of Variable Thermal Conductivity on the Generalized Thermoelasticity Problems in a Fiber-Reinforced Anisotropic Half-Space by Chun-Bao Xiong, Li-Na Yu, Yan-Bo Niu

“…A fiber-reinforced anisotropic half-space is selected as the research model, and a region of its surface is subjected to a transient thermal shock. The time-domain finite element method is applied to analyze the nonlinear problem and derives the governing equations. …”
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A Comprehensive Flexural Analysis for Sustainable Concrete Structure Reinforced by Embedded Parts by Yuantian Sun, Junfei Zhang, Yunchao Tang, Yufei Wang, Junbo Sun, Xiangyu Wang

“…Moreover, three grooved embedded parts were simulated by ABAQUS to compare the results with the experimental exploration results, which was in close agreement with the theoretically calculated results and finite element analysis results. The result indicated that the failure modes of the embedded specimens under the five working conditions are all concrete vertebral failure. …”
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Unbalance Identification of Speed-Variant Rotary Machinery without Phase Angle Measurement by Cong Yue, Xingmin Ren, Yongfeng Yang, Wangqun Deng

“…The latter study in this paper is subsequently put forward through a power turbine rotor modeled by finite element method. Simulation results show that proper equilibrium plane performs commendably in recognizing residual unbalance and reducing the vibration effect through the critical region. …”
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Applications of DSP to Explicit Dynamic FEA Simulations of Elastically-Dominated Impact Problems by Ted Diehl, Doug Carroll, Ben Nagaraj

“…Explicit Dynamic Finite Element techniques are increasingly used for simulating impact events of personal electronic devices such as portable phones and laptop computers. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Pipelines Settlement Induced by Tunneling by KunYong Zhang, Jose Luis Chavez Torres, ZhenJun Zang

“…Three-dimensional finite element method analysis on the tunnel-soil-underground pipeline was carried out based on the ABAQUS program. …”
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Research on the Low Frequency Broadband Piezoelectric-Magnetostrictive Hybrid Transducer by Duo Teng, Ning Zhu

“…Through building the equivalent circuit model and finite element model, the performances of transducer will be predicted. …”
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Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Improving Quality of Design in Femoral Component of Knee Prostheses: Influence of Interface Geometry and Material by Ali Jahan, Marjan Bahraminasab

“…In this study, full factorial design of experiment (DOE) method was accompanied by finite element analysis (FEA) to evaluate the effect of inner contours of femoral component on mechanical stability of the implant and biomechanical stresses within the implant components and adjacent bone areas with preservation of the outer contours for standard Co-Cr alloy and a promising functionally graded material (FGM). …”
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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Ring Foundations Embedded in Undrained Homogeneous Clay by An-hui Wang, Yan-fang Zhang, Fan Xia, Ru-ping Luo, Ning Wang

“…This paper is aimed at exploring the ultimate bearing capacity of ring foundations embedded in undrained clay. Based on the finite element limit analysis, effects of the inside-to-outside radius ratio, embedment depth ratio, cutting face inclination angle, and face roughness on the vertical ultimate bearing capacity of ring foundations are investigated. …”
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