Plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings: numerical study on damage localization and evolution by K. Slámečka, P. Skalka, L. Čelko, J. Pokluda, L. Saucedo-Mora, T. J. Marrow, U. Thandavamoorthy

“…In this contribution, two main features that affect the TBCs’ performance, namely the roughness of the bond coat and the microstructure of the ceramic top coat, are discussed based on Finite Element Method (FEM) and Finite Element Microstructure MEshfree (FEMME) simulations that were used to calculate stresses and assess damage within the coating. …”
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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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Optimal Design of the Sealing Structure of a Hydraulic Cylinder on the Basis of a Surrogate Model by Hong Zhang, Yu Sun, Chenchen Li, Haoran Wang

“…Therefore, the combination of the developed surrogate model and finite-element method can provide a theoretical reference for the design of the sealing structure of hydraulic cylinders.…”
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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 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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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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Design and Numerical Analysis of a Novel Rectangular PCF (R-PCF)-Based Biochemical Sensor (BCS) in the THz Regime by Abdullah Al-Mamun Bulbul, Abbas Z. Kouzani, M. A. Parvez Mahmud, Abdullah-Al Nahid

“…The competence of this BCS in detecting analytes is evaluated employing the full-vector finite element method (FEM). Performance metrics prove the competence of this BCS in sensing various analytes that have a refractive index in the range of 1.33–1.48. …”
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Experiment and Simulation Study on the Dynamic Response of RC Slab under Impact Loading by Yue Wang, Jun Liu, Zhimin Xiao, Futian Zhao, Yi Cheng

“…Besides, a 3D numerical model based on the finite element method (FEM) was established to expand the research of constrained force, deflection, and vertical stress of an RC slab. …”
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Seismic Performance and Vibration Control of Rapid Construction Environmental Protection Wall Based on Artificial Intelligence by Jie Fu, Shuangxi Zhou, Li Liu, Mingxing Liu

“…This paper firstly established the seismic performance analysis model of the environmental protection wall, used the finite element method to construct the environmental protection wall model, and then used the artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze the seismic performance of the rapid construction environmental protection wall. …”
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Advances in Polymer Technology Application of Pareto-Based Genetic Algorithm in Determining Layout of Heating Rods for a Plastic Injection Mold by Yipeng Li, Ningning Gong, Yaohui Wang, Yuntao Chen, Bowen Wang, Xiping Li

“…Finally, the Pareto-based genetic algorithm and finite element method were combined to solve the optimized models to obtain the optimal solution. …”
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Features of Electro-Induced Periodical Structures in LiTaO3 Single Crystal and Their Interaction with Surface Acoustic Wave by Siarhei D. Barsukou, Jun Kondoh, Sergei A. Khakhomov

“…For the theoretical and experimental investigations, the calculations based on the finite element method and measuring of the surface acoustic wave (SAW) interaction were implemented simultaneously. …”
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A Prediction Method Based on Monte Carlo Simulations for Finite Element Analysis of Soil Medium considering Spatial Variability in Soil Parameters by Kedong Tang, Jialiang Wang, Lielie Li

“…With the Stochastic Finite Element Method (SFEM), the spatial variability of soil properties can be incorporated into the analysis of geotechnical structures. …”
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Geometric Evolvement, Simulation, and Test of a Bionic Lateral PDC Reamer Bit Inspired by Capra sibirica Horn by Chaoyu Chen, Jialin Yan, Yuntian Zou, Haifeng Luo

“…Multigroup simulations were conducted with the finite element method; the effects of bit revolution speed and rotation feed speed of the bionic blade to reaming load were emphatically studied. …”
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Spoke Dimension on the Motion Performance of a Floating Wind Turbine with Tension-Leg Platform by H. F. Wang, Y. H. Fan

“…This research has been divided into two parts: (1) Five models were designed based on different spoke dimensions, and aerohydroservo-elastic coupled analyses were conducted on the models using the finite element method. (2) Considering the coupled effects of the dynamic response of a top wind turbine, a supporting-tower structure, a mooring system, and two models on a reduced scale of 1 : 80 were constructed and experimentally tested under different conditions. …”
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Beam-like damage detection methodology using wavelet damage ratio and additional roving mass by Juliana C. Santos, Marcus V. G. de Morais, Marcela R. Machado, Ramon Silva, Erwin U. L. Palechor, Welington V. Silva

“…A Timoshenko beam was modeled in finite element method, and an additional mass was applied along their length. …”
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The Numerical Simulation of Hard Rocks for Tunnelling Purposes at Great Depths: A Comparison between the Hybrid FDEM Method and Continuous Techniques by Nicholas Vlachopoulos, Ioannis Vazaios

“…In the present study, the hybrid finite-discrete element method (FDEM) is used and compared to techniques using the finite element method (FEM), in order to investigate the efficiency of these methods in simulating brittle fracturing. …”
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