Surrogate-Based Multisource Sensitivity Analysis of TBM Driving System by Wei Sun, Maolin Shi, Jieling Li, Xin Ding, Lintao Wang, Xueguan Song

“…In this work, a hierarchical modeling method for the dynamic model of the complex gear transmission system is proposed based on the generalized finite element modeling idea. On this basis, the whole machine dynamic model of cutterhead driving system is established; both the characteristics of vibration responses and the meshing force are revealed. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Parallel Elastic Shoulder Joint for Humanoid Robotics Application by Sharafatdin Yessirkepov, Timur Umurzakov, Michele Folgheraiter

“…The dimension of the central elastic limb, made out of Thermo-Plastic Polyurethane (TPU), is optimized using Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The kinematic behavior of the proposed mechanism is approximated as a combination of linkages equipped with two universal joints, and its motion evaluated through numerical simulations and real experiments.…”
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A Novel Multivariate Spectral Local Quasilinearization Method (MV-SLQLM) for Modelling Flow, Moisture, Heat, and Solute Transport in Soil by Elias Mwakilama, Vusi Magagula, Duncan Gathungu

“…Conventionally, the problem of studying the transport of water, heat, and solute in soil or groundwater systems has been numerically solved using finite difference (FD) or finite element (FE) methods. FE methods are attractive over FD methods because they are geometrically flexible. …”
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Numerical Time-Domain Modeling of Lamb Wave Propagation Using Elastodynamic Finite Integration Technique by Hussein Rappel, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, Jalil Jamali, Ako Bahari

“…Modern simulation tools based on numerical methods such as finite integration technique (FIT), finite element method (FEM), and boundary element method (BEM) may be used for modeling. …”
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Pareto-Optimization of HTS CICC for High-Current Applications in Self-Field by Giordano Tomassetti, Gianluca de Marzi, Giuseppe Celentano, Francesco Rizzo, Andrea Augieri, Antonio della Corte

“…In this work, taking advantage of a 2D finite element model, able to estimate the cable’s current distribution in the cross-section, a multiobjective optimization procedure was implemented. …”
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Influence of Different Excavation Sequence of Double-Side Heading Method on Supporting Structure by Chengkun Ling, Yanmei Ruan, Pengbo Wu, Jin Li, Jin Zhao, Bingxiang Yuan

“…Midas/GTS software is used for finite element analysis, the displacement and internal force of ground settlement and support structure under two different section excavation sequences are calculated, and the calculation results are compared with the field monitoring data. …”
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Structural Damage Detection Using Energy Flow Models by E.R.O. Santos, V.S. Pereira, J.R.F. Arruda, J.M.C. Dos Santos

“…This paper examines the energy flow patterns caused by localized damping in rods, beams and plates using the Energy Finite Element Method (EFEM), the Spectral Element Method (SEM) and the Energy Spectral Element Method (ESEM) in order to detect and locate damage. …”
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Study on Stress-Strain Characteristics of Pipeline-Soil Interaction under Ground Collapse Condition by Xiaohui Liu, Zhizhong Sun, Jianping Zhu, Yingchao Fang, Yanglian He, Yuchen Pan

“…In this paper, ABAQUS is used to establish the finite element geometric model. Considering the pipeline and the surrounding geological environment conditions, the study is carried out from five aspects: the length of the collapse area, the thickness of the cover layer, the buried depth of the pipeline, the diameter of the pipeline, and the thickness of the pipeline. …”
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$\phi $-FEM for the heat equation: optimal convergence on unfitted meshes in space by Duprez, Michel, Lleras, Vanessa, Lozinski, Alexei, Vuillemot, Killian

“…Thanks to a finite element method, we solve numerically parabolic partial differential equations on complex domains by avoiding the mesh generation, using a regular background mesh, not fitting the domain and its real boundary exactly. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Neck Muscle Active Force on Whiplash Injury of the Cervical Spine by Yu Yan, Jing Huang, Fan Li, Lin Hu

“…The objective of the present study is to investigate the influence of neck muscle activation on whiplash neck injury of the occupants of a passenger vehicle under different severities of frontal and rear-end impact collisions. The finite element (FE) model has been used as a versatile tool to simulate and understand the whiplash injury mechanism for occupant injury prevention. …”
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The Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Resonance Characteristics of Acoustic Metamaterials with Negative Effective Modulus by Xiao-Le Yan, Li-Mei Hao, Mei-Ling Men, Zhi Chen

“…Furthermore, the resonance frequency of SHS is verified with finite-element method analysis based on COMSOL Multiphysics simulation. …”
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Pore Geometry Optimization of Titanium (Ti6Al4V) Alloy, for Its Application in the Fabrication of Customized Hip Implants by Sandipan Roy, Debojyoti Panda, Niloy Khutia, Amit Roy Chowdhury

“…To perform a detailed analysis of the response of the porous structure over the entire spectrum of loading conditions that a hip implant is subjected to in vivo, the mechanical responses of 3D finite element models of cubic and rectangular parallelepiped geometries, with porosities varying over a range of 10% to 60%, are simulated under representative compressive, flexural as well as combined loading conditions. …”
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Influence of Geometrical Parameters on Performance of Grouted Mortise and Tenon Joints for Application in Prefabricated Underground Structures by Xiuren Yang, Zhongheng Shi, Fang Lin

“…In this study, experiments and numerical simulations investigating the influences of different grouted mortise and tenon joint geometrical parameters were conducted to determine the optimal parameters and ensure proper performance. To do so, a finite element model was built with the appropriate characteristics using the experimental results, and an analysis of the influence of different geometrical parameters was conducted. …”
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Numerical Simulation of a Partly Filled Rectangular Tank with Fuel Oil by Farhan Lafta Rashid, Emad Qasem Hussein, Mudhar A. Al-Obaidi, Awesar A. Hussain

“…To attain this, modeling of the interaction between fluid and structure is justified using the finite element analysis while the ANSYS Fluent is used to do the simulation. …”
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Study on Dynamic Response Laws and Shock Absorption Measures of Mountain Tunnel under Strong Earthquake by Zhi Lin, Lei Yan, Chen Xiang, Hongyun Yang

“…Based on the longitudinal and transverse seismic and shock absorption theory of tunnel structure, relying on the actual engineering, a finite element analysis model of a typical mountain tunnel was established. …”
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Failure Assessment Methodologies for Pressure-Retaining Components under Severe Accident Loading by J. Arndt, H. Grebner, J. Sievers

“…A failure time surface which is generated by structural finite element (FE) analysis of varying pressure and temperature loads serves as a basis for estimations of failure times. …”
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High-Speed GPU-Based Fully Three-Dimensional Diffuse Optical Tomographic System by Manob Jyoti Saikia, Rajan Kanhirodan, Ram Mohan Vasu

“…The forward computation uses finite element method (FEM) and the problem domain is discretized into 14610, 30823, and 66514 tetrahedral elements. …”
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A 3.5-Dimensional Variational Method for Doppler Radar Data Assimilation and Its Application to Phased-Array Radar Observations by Qin Xu, Li Wei, Wei Gu, Jiandong Gong, Qingyun Zhao

“…The analyzed vector velocity fields are used in step 3 to produce incremental analyses for the thermodynamic fields at the central time level accompanied by the adjustments in water vapor and hydrometeor mixing ratios based on radar reflectivity observations. The finite element B-spline representations and recursive filter are used to reduce the dimension of the analysis space and enhance the computational efficiency. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of 3D Blade Tip Clearance for Turbine Blades with Typical Cracks by Xiaodong Zhang, Yiwei Xiong, Xin Huang, Bochao Fan, Zhen Zhao, Jiahao Zhu

“…In this paper, the 3D finite element model of the turbine blisk is established, and the fluid-thermal-solid coupling analysis is implemented to calculate the blade deformation. …”
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Predicting Welding Distortion in a Panel Structure with Longitudinal Stiffeners Using Inherent Deformations Obtained by Inverse Analysis Method by Wei Liang, Hidekazu Murakawa

“…Till now, there are two kinds of finite element method (FEM) which can be used to simulate welding deformation. …”
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