Integrated Taguchi method‐assisted polynomial Metamodelling & Genetic Algorithm based optimisation of a surface inset permanent synchronous motor for performance improvement by Monika Verma, Madhusudan Singh, Mini Sreejeth

“…The motor geometry is analysed by implementing the finite element method for application of the motor in electric compressors of the cooling system of an electric vehicle (EV). …”
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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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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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Performance analysis of asymmetrical less‐rare‐earth permanent magnet motor for electric vehicle by Bingchang Lv, Liwei Shi, Lintao Li, Kaiwen Liu, Jianning Jing

“…Electromagnetic performance of the TPMM structure and the ALREPMM structure is compared by finite element method‐based simulation. It is shown that the ALREPMM structure can reduce the amount of rare‐earth materials by 19%, and the cogging torque and the THD values of no‐load back‐EMF are reduced by 77.3% and 26.8%, respectively. …”
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Exact Free Vibration Analysis for Plate Built-Up Structures under Comprehensive Combinations of Boundary Conditions by Xiang Liu, Chen Xie, Han-cheng Dan

“…The results show that the DSM gives exact results with as much as 100-fold computational efficiency advantage over the commercial finite element method. Besides, benchmark results are also provided.…”
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Vibration Characteristics and Power Flow Analyses of a Ship Propulsion Shafting System with General Support and Thrust Loading by Deshui Xu, Jingtao Du, Chuan Tian

“…Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of the established model by comparing results with those from finite element method. Results show that the current model can deal with the vibration analysis of ship propulsion shafting with thrust loading and distributed bearing very well. …”
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Determination of Slope Safety Factor with Analytical Solution and Searching Critical Slip Surface with Genetic-Traversal Random Method by Wen-jie Niu

“…However GA needs to be validated with more numeric tests, while Fellenius’ slices method is just an approximate method like finite element method. This paper proposed a new method to determine the minimum slope safety factor which is the determination of slope safety factor with analytical solution and searching critical slip surface with Genetic-Traversal Random Method. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Diffusion Process for the Leakages of a Tunnel LNG Pipeline by Chunyan Kong, Derong Zhang, Rong Cai, Shuangshuang Li, Rongjun Zhu

“…Taking a practical project as an example, based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD), standard k-ε model and finite element method, a mathematical model for the diffusion due to liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline leakage in a tunnel was established, and the diffusion process was numerically simulated for three LNG leakage cases. …”
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Simulation of Chloride Diffusion in Cracked Concrete with Different Crack Patterns by Xiao-Yong Wang, Li-Na Zhang

“…Two-dimensional finite element method is used to determine chloride concentration. …”
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The Effects of Different Materials and Geosynthetics on Embankment Safety and Behavior by Elif Çiçek

“…In this study, road embankment models constructed with new materials obtained from the recycling of natural and waste materials were analysed using the finite element method. The effects of different materials such as sandy silt, rock aggregate, concrete, glass on the road fill were investigated and the results of the analysis of the models using waste fibers in the road fill were compared with the natural conditions. …”
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An All-Solid Dispersion-Compensating Photonic Crystal Fiber Based on Mode Coupling Mechanism in Dual-Concentric Core by Zhaolun Liu, Chunlan Zhang, Yuwei Qu

“…The mode coupling characteristics, dispersion, confinement loss of the fiber, and the influence on dispersion of some structure parameters are simulated by full-vector finite element method. By using the relationship between phase matching wavelengths and coupling strength with the change of fiber microstructure parameters, an all-solid dual-concentric-core dispersion-compensating photonic crystal fiber is presented. …”
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Resistance of CNT film toughened composite laminates under high-speed impact: Experimental and numerical study by L.I. Zhouyi, L.I. Jiming, L.I.U. Yan, J.I.A. Pengcheng, C.H.A.O. Huan

“…It shows that the FEM (Finite element method) model can effectively predict the impact behavior of CNTs interlaminar toughened composites under high-speed impact. …”
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Multiple Reflective Cracks in Semirigid Base Asphalt Pavement under Traffic Load Using XFEM by Lei Guo, Jinchao Yue, Pan Guo, Xiaofeng Wang

“…This paper built a three-dimensional layered structure model of semirigid base asphalt pavement with single and double transverse reflective cracks based on the Extended Finite Element Method and fatigue fracture theory. The effects of the number of cracks, crack spacing, and crack length on the stress intensity factors (KI, KII, and Keff) under moving vehicle loads were studied. …”
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Vibration Failure Analysis and Countermeasures of the Inlet Pipelines at a Gas Compressor Station by Shuangshuang Li, Liwen Zhang, Chunyan Kong

“…A better modification model was applied by performing modal analysis and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) vibration analysis using the finite element method. The effect of countermeasures was evaluated by vibration and pulsation measurements during operation after modifications, which results showed the level of piping vibration and pressure pulsation was within the allowable limits. …”
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Investigations of the Elongational Deformation Induced by Pins in Pin-Barrel Cold-Feed Extruders by Zhilin Wang, Yiren Pan, Yanchang Liu, Jing Huang, Ning Wang, Xuehua Hu

“…It is proved that there is elongational deformation when the fluid bypasses the pin, and the elongational deformation is quantitatively calculated. The finite element method is used to simulate the flow field of the screw mixing section of the pin-barrel cold-feed extruder with different specifications. …”
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A Thermo-Hygro-Coupled Model for Chloride Penetration in Concrete Structures by Nattapong Damrongwiriyanupap, Suchart Limkatanyu, Yunping Xi

“…The numerical analysis of coupled transport equations is performed using the finite element method. The model is validated by comparing the numerical results against the available experimental data and a good agreement is observed.…”
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Study on the Deformation and Stability of Proppant Column in High-Conductivity Channel Fracturing by Ming Wang, Feng Zhang, Hanxiang Wang

“…Based on reservoir geomechanics and the finite element method, a fracture-proppant column interaction model was established for high-conductivity channel fracturing. …”
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Flow of SWCNT and MWCNT based hybrid nanofluids in a semi-circular enclosure with corrugated wall by Sohail Nadeem, Ayesha Siddiqua, Jehad Alzabut

“…Prevailing mathematical equations are explained by finite element method with the help of COMSOL Multiphysics. …”
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A Comparative Study on Sensitivity-Based Damage Detection Methods in Bridges by Akbar Mirzaee, Reza Abbasnia, Mohsenali Shayanfar

“…In this study, the acceleration measurements are simulated from the solution to the forward problem using finite element method under moving load with various speeds, along with the addition of artificially produced measurement noise. …”
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Study on constraint of mixed mode crack and failure assessment diagram of pressure-bearing structure by MIAO Xinting, LIU Guoxu, ZHANG Jinbo, PENG Jian, BIE Fengfeng

“…The crack tip constraint and failure assessment diagram （FAD） in both plate specimen and pipe structure were studied to find out the compatibility and correlation of between the sample and piple.Based on the finite element method, constraints at crack tip of central cracked plate （CCP） specimen and cracked pressure pipe were obtained.It was found that crack tip constraint of CCP specimen under uniaxial loading is better matched with thick-walled pipeline under axial tensile loading, while CCP specimen under biaxial loading is better matched with thin-walled pipeline under internal pressure.In addition, the failure assessment diagram of CCP specimen and pipeline were obtained.It was found that FAD of CCP specimen is less related with thickness, when the thickness of pipe is within the range of thick wall or thin wall; was also pointed out that stress parallel to the crack direction increases the failure assessment curve （FAC） of the structure. …”
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