Strain-Based Evaluation of a Steel Through-Girder Railroad Bridge by Andrew N. Daumueller, David V. Jáuregui

“…A diagnostic load test was also performed to evaluate the accuracy of the finite-element models at locations of maximum moments. …”
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Stress Measurement of Steel Strands Based on System Identification Method by Ji Qian, Jianbin Li, Changchun Li, Jianting Zhou, Guowen Yao

“…This work views the propagation of ultrasonic guided wave as an individual system, and the variations in the stress state in steel strands can be related to the parameters gained by the system identification model. The finite element simulation and experimental results show the propagation characteristics of the guided wave are influenced distinctly by the stress state. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Responses of a Rotor-Bearing System with Eccentric Squeeze Film Dampers by Jiaqi Han, Wei Chen, Lulu Liu, Guihuo Luo, Fei Wang

“…In this study, a rotor system tester with and without an eccentric SFD was built, and a simulation model based on the finite element method and fixed interface modal synthesis method was proposed. …”
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A Wooden Pin Reinforcement of Ancient Chinese Wooden Temple: A Case of Daxiong Hall by Hua Zhang, Wuping Gao, Yanling Wang

“…This study presents a method that utilizes wooden pins to reinforce MTJs, enhancing the seismic performance of timber frame structures. Finite element (FE) simulation verifies the effectiveness of wooden pins in reinforcing both SMNs and TMNs, leading to improved load-bearing capacity and ductility of the MTJs. …”
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Analysis and Study on Bending Vibration Frequency of New Corrugated Steel Web Composite Box Girder by Xiaomeng Zang, Genhui Wang, Zichen Zhang

“…The results show that the analytical solution is in good agreement with the finite element solution. When considering the shear lag and fold effect, the vibration frequency of composite box girder decreases. …”
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Crack Propagation in a Toughened Epoxy Adhesive under Repeated Impacts by Ian A. Ashcroft, Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Benjamin Echard, Juan Pablo Casas Rodriguez

“…Izod impact fatigue tests were performed on FM73 specimens in order to study the evolution of damage and to characterise this via measurable parameters, such as the maximum force and the contact time. A finite element model was developed to simulate the impact tests and this was used to calculate the dynamic strain energy release rate, which was compared with that determined using a simple analytical method. …”
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Influence of the ITZ Thickness on the Damage Performance of Recycled Concrete by Fuwei Xu, Bin Tian, Gang Xu

“…The concrete model test method and finite element analysis software were used to numerically simulate common concrete and recycled concrete with ITZ thicknesses of 0.05 mm, 1 mm, 2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm. …”
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A Transient Dynamic Model of Brake Corner and Subsystems for Brake Creep Groan Analysis by Dejian Meng, Lijun Zhang, Jie Xu, Zhuoping Yu

“…In order to duplicate these brake creep groan phenomena, a transient dynamic model including brake corner and subsystems was established using finite element method. In the model, brake components were considered to be flexible body, and the subsystems including driveline, suspension, tire, and vehicle body were considered to be rigid body. …”
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CFD Simulation of Pressure and Velocity Drop on Y-Type Fuel Injectors by Tarun Kumar Kotteda, Sudheer Kumar Varma Namburi, Prasada Raju Kantheti, Ravi Varma Penmetsa, Velivela Lakshmikanth Chowdary

“…This type of study needs to be both theoretical and experimental with simulation being a great tool to replace the latter. The finite element method included in the Flow Simulation package of the SolidWorks software was used in this research. …”
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Effect of Oblique SV Wave on the Seismic Response of Mountain Tunnel by Mingxing Cao, Songhong Yan, Jiaxuan Du, Weiyu Sun, Yuxiang Li, Junjie Zhao

“…In order to study the dynamic response of parallel mountain tunnels under the oblique incidence of seismic waves, based on the display finite element method and using viscoelastic artificial boundary, the oblique incidence of three-way seismic waves was realized by angular incident mode. …”
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Research on the Vibration Insulation of High-Speed Train Bogies in Mid and High Frequency by Jia Liu, Xuesong Jin

“…In order to investigate the main cause of wheel higher-order polygon formation, a 3D flexible model of a Chinese high-speed train bogie is developed using the explicit finite element method. The results show that the couple vibration of bogie and wheelset may lead to the high-order wears of wheel. …”
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A Modeling Strategy for Predicting the Response of Steel Plate-Concrete Composite Walls by Mohammad Sadegh Barkhordari

“…In this study, a new semi-macro modified fixed strut angle finite element model is proposed to predict the nonlinear response of SCC walls using OpenSees. …”
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Study on Numerical Simulation of Seismic Collapse of RC Frame Structure with Infilled Wall by Defeng Xu, Junwu Dai, Yongqiang Yang, Xuran Weng, Gang Sun

“…Here, with the numerical modeling method of the infilled wall, the connection between infilled wall and RC frame was primarily investigated. The combined finite element (FE) and finite-discrete element (F-DE) method is proposed to simulate the multispan and multistory RC frame structure with infilled wall. …”
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Experimental Research on Axial Compression of Reinforced Concrete Short Circular Columns Strengthened with Prestressed Semicircular Steel Plates by Zhenhua Ren, Yaqian Shen, Xiantao Zeng, Yuantian Sun

“…In this article, the experimental study on the axial compression of a reinforced concrete circular section short column strengthened with prestressed semicircular steel plate is carried out by combining experimental and numerical simulation methods, and the calculation formula of the bearing capacity of the reinforced short column is established by finite element analysis.…”
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Progressive Collapse Analysis of Latticed Telecommunication Towers under Wind Loads by Shan Gao, Sheliang Wang

“…The present study conducts a nonlinear dynamic analysis on 50 m high typical standard latticed telecommunication tripole tower and angle tower by alternative load path method. The finite element models for two towers subjected to design wind loads are developed by ABAQUS. …”
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A Computational Model for Biomechanical Effects of Arterial Compliance Mismatch by Fan He, Lu Hua, Li-jian Gao

“…The fluid-wall interaction scheme was constructed using the finite element method. Results. The results show that there are identical wall shear stress waveforms, wall stress, and strain waveforms at different locations. …”
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Adaptive Reconstruction of a Dynamic Force Using Multiscale Wavelet Shape Functions by Wen-Yu He, Yang Wang, Songye Zhu

“…Subsequently, the whole response matrix is formulated by assembling the responses induced by the wavelet shape function forces of all time units which are calculated by the structural finite element model (FEM). Then, the wavelet shape function-based force-response equation is established for force reconstruction. …”
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Studies on the RC Beam Strengthened by Using the Exterior-Wrapping U-Shaped Steel Plate and Its Application by Chunli Zhou, Jinkun Sun, Zhaorong Zeng, Jie Liu

“…With reference to the code for design of strengthening concrete structure, the bearing capacity formula of the RC frame beams strengthened by using the exterior-wrapping U-shaped steel plate is briefly derived. After that, the finite element analysis of the frame beam before and after the reinforcement of the engineering example is carried out through ABAQUS software, and the results of the analysis of the bearing capacity are compared with the calculation results of the theoretical formula. …”
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A Simple Method to Design and Analyze Dynamic Vibration Absorber of Pipeline Structure Using Dimensional Analysis by Mehrdad Shemshadi, Mahdi Karimi, Farzad Veysi

“…The proposed methodology is validated using the finite element method and simulation in the SIMULINK/MATLAB. …”
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Integrated Experimental and Numerical Comparison of Different Approaches for Planar Biaxial Testing of a Hyperelastic Material by Andrea Avanzini, Davide Battini

“…Then, material parameters for a suitable hyperelastic law were determined for each configuration examined, employing an inverse method which combines numerical simulations with the finite element method (FEM) and optimization algorithms. …”
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