A Double Inverted F-Shape Patch Antenna for Dual-Band Operation by M. M. Islam, M. R. I. Faruque, W. Hueyshin, J. S. Mandeep, T. Islam

“…Commercially available high frequency structural simulator (HFSS) based on the finite element method (FEM) has been adopted in this investigation. …”
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Study on Tensile Properties of Nanoreinforced Epoxy Polymer: Macroscopic Experiments and Nanoscale FEM Simulation Prediction by Zhenqing Wang, Fang Liu, Wenyan Liang, Limin Zhou

“…Virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) and extended finite element method (XFEM) were used to simulate phenomena of nanoparticle debonding and matrix crack growth. …”
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Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis for Elastic Beam Using Point Interpolation Meshless Method by Cheng He, Xinhai Wu, Tao Wang, Huan He

“…Different from those equations by using the finite element method, only the differential of the shape functions are needed to form the final discrete equations. …”
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Effects of Rapid Water-Level Fluctuations on the Stability of an Unsaturated Reservoir Bank Slope by Jin-Zhu Mao, Jia Guo, Yong Fu, Wei-Peng Zhang, Ya-Nan Ding

“…In this study, the changes in seepage field and the distribution of the unsaturated zone of a reservoir bank slope subjected to rapid water-level fluctuations are investigated using the finite element method. The stability analysis of a reservoir slope under water-level fluctuation with a rate of 2 m/day is performed. …”
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Elasticity Solutions for Sandwich Arches considering Permeation Effect of Adhesive by Ruili Huo, Yichen Liu, Peng Wu, Hai Fang, Weiqing Liu, Ding Zhou

“…The present solution agrees well with the finite element solution with a fine mesh, while the finite element method is time consuming in mesh division and calculation. …”
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Design of Honeycomb Microperforated Structure with Adjustable Sound Absorption Performance by Shanlin Yan, Jinwu Wu, Jie Chen, Qibo Mao, Xiang Zhang

“…The sound absorption coefficient of the structure was obtained by finite element method (FEM). Meanwhile, the 3D printing technology was used to produce the experimental samples. …”
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Shape optimization using a level set based mesh evolution method: an overview and tutorial by Dapogny, Charles, Feppon, Florian

“…In a nutshell, two complementary representations of the shape are combined: on the one hand, it is meshed exactly, which allows for precise mechanical calculations based on the finite element method; on the other hand, it is described implicitly, using the level set method, which makes it possible to track its evolution in a robust way. …”
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Development of 3D CAD/FEM Analysis System for Natural Teeth and Jaw Bone Constructed from X-Ray CT Images by Aki Hasegawa, Akikazu Shinya, Yuji Nakasone, Lippo V. J. Lassila, Pekka K. Vallittu, Akiyoshi Shinya

“…This model was used to develop a system to analyze the stresses on the teeth and supporting bone structure during occlusion based on the finite element method and to examine the possibility of mechanical simulation.…”
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Tooth Root Bending Fatigue Performance of Shot Peening TM210A Steel Spur Gear by H. J. Xu, Guang-Qiang Yin, X. Y. Tong, S. L. Lv

“…The tooth root residual stress of the shot peened gear was measured by the X-ray diffraction method, the stress field at the tooth root was calculated by the finite element method, and the fatigue failure mechanism of the shot peened gear tooth root was analyzed. …”
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Bubble Flow Analysis of High Speed Cylindrical Roller Bearing under Fluid-Solid Thermal Coupling by Li Cui, Wenxia Wang, Zhang Yanlei

“…Based on these models and finite element method, bubble flow of a high speed roller bearing is studied based on FLUENT software. …”
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Dynamic Stiffness Formulation for Free Vibration of Truncated Conical Shell and Its Combinations with Uniform Boundary Restraints by Chunyu Zhang, Guoyong Jin, Zhihao Wang, Xuqin Qian, Linghua Tian

“…The convergence and accuracy of the present formulation are demonstrated by comparing with the finite element method using several numerical examples. Effects of the elastic boundary condition and geometric dimension on the free vibration characteristics are investigated, and several representative mode shapes are depicted for illustrative purposes.…”
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Fracture simulation of concrete beams to assess softening behavior by varying different fractions of aggregates by H. S. Vishwanatha, S. Muralidhara, B. K. Raghu Prasad

“…The present research focussed on assess softening behavior by varying different fractions of aggregates and cement matrix in micro details. Extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) for crack modeling implemented for simulating and visualizing crack propagation through Cement matrix, Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ) and Aggregates . …”
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Investigation on the Crack Initiation of V-Shaped Notch Tip in Precision Cropping by Lijun Zhang, Shengdun Zhao, Zhenwei Wang

“…The crack initiation of V-shaped notch tip has a very important influence on the cross-section quality and the cropping time for every segment of metal bar in course of low stress precision cropping. By the finite element method, the influence of machining precision of V-shaped notch bottom corner on the crack initiation location is analyzed and it is pointed out that the crack initiation point locates in the place at the maximal equivalent stress change rate on V-shaped notch surface. …”
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Fractal Acoustic Metamaterials with Subwavelength and Broadband Sound Insulation by Yu Liu, Meng Chen, Wenshuai Xu, Tao Yang, Dongliang Pei, Heng Jiang, Yuren Wang

“…We construct new fractal acoustic metamaterials by coiling up space, which can allow subwavelength-scale and broadband sound insulation to be achieved. Using the finite element method and the S-parameter retrieval method, the band structures, the effective parameters, and the transmission losses of these acoustic metamaterials with different fractal orders are researched individually. …”
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Seismic Stability of Loess Tunnel with Rainfall Seepage by Xuansheng Cheng, Wanlin Zhang, Jing Fan, Xiaoyan Zhang, Haibo Liu, Xinhai Zhou

“…Considering fluid-solid coupling, the calculation model of a loess tunnel is established according to the finite element method (FEM). Based on porous media seepage theory and rainfall infiltration depth theory and considering the infiltrated depth of the loess surface for different rainfall intensities over a certain period, the stability of a loess tunnel under different rainfall amounts and loess cover thicknesses is studied using the dynamic finite element static strength reduction method. …”
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A Modified Strain-Rate-Dependent Spring-Mass Model for Response Prediction of Composite Laminates Subjected to Low-Velocity Impact by Qiao Zhu, Zhefeng Yu

“…Drop-weight tests on FRP laminates and corresponding VUMAT-based LVI simulation with the finite element method (FEM) were provided to prove the validity of the proposed SRD model in evaluating the strain rate effect on the LVI response of composites. …”
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Predicting fatigue crack growth behavior of coalesced cracks using the global-local superimposed technique by Mohd Shamil Shaari, Sylvia Dennis Urai, Akiyuki Takahashi, Mohd Akramin Mohd Romlay

“…The S-version Finite Element Method (FEM) is known as a global-local superimposed approach that consists of two separate meshes referred to as global and local cracks. …”
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Effects of Water Immersion on the Adhesion between Adhesive Layer and Concrete Block by Jiajun Shi, Yunfeng Pan, Hedong Li, Jun Fu

“…The moisture content distribution and the hygrothermal stress were determined by using the finite element method (FEM). The mode I fracture energy was found decreasing with increasing immersion time. …”
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Study on Hot Deformation Behavior of 7085 Aluminum Alloy during Backward Extrusion Process by R. B. Mei, Y. X. Du, L. Bao, X. Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, Z. J. Zhou

“…A numerical simulation on the deformation behavior of 7085 aluminum alloy during the backward extrusion was also performed by finite element method. The results show that dynamic recrystallization occurs in the hot compression of 7085 alloy and the peak stress reaches higher values as the strain rate increases and deformation temperature decreases. …”
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Experimental and numerical studies on the vibration serviceability of fanshaped prestressed concrete floor by Liang Cao, Hongtuo Qi, Jiang Li

“…Moreover, the finite element method was used to evaluate the dynamic characteristics. …”
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