Ultimate Strength Analysis of Aluminium Honeycomb Sandwich Panels Subjected to Uniaxial Compressive Loads and Lateral Pressure by Mohamed Elsaka, Yordan Garbatov

“…This study focuses on the numerical analysis of honeycomb sandwich panels employing the nonlinear finite element method through the commercial software ANSYS. …”
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A Composite Matching Layer with Anti-Reflection Characteristics for Broadband Acoustic Scattering Reduction by Shande Li, Xiaoxun Wu, Jinxiu Duan, Shuai Yuan, Cun Wang, Yane Ma, Zhifu Zhang

“…The correctness and effectiveness of the theoretical model are verified by the finite element method (FEM), showing acoustic reflectance of less than 13.5% at broadband frequencies. …”
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Enhancing the Performance of the Microwave Absorbing Materials by Using Dielectric Resonator Arrays by Omar H. Al-Zoubi, Hameed Naseem

“…Numerical electromagnetic methods are employed to study the properties of the proposed MA array structures, where 3D full wave simulation using finite-element method is implemented. The obtained results show that the performance of the MA-CDR arrays significantly outperforms that of a flat layer composed of the same material and having equivalent thickness. …”
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An Experimental Simulation to Validate FEM to Predict Transverse Young’s Modulus of FRP Composites by V. S. Sai, M. R. S. Satyanarayana, V. B. K. Murthy, G. S. Rao, A. S. Prasad

“…Finite element method finds application in the analysis of FRP composites due to its versatility in getting the solution for complex cases which are not possible by exact classical analytical approaches. …”
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MILLING OF WEAK RIGID PARTS BASED ON MRF FLEXIBLE AUXILIARY SUPPORT by ZHANG YongLiang, ZHANG ShuaiShuai, ZHANG Zhan, QIU Tao

“…A flexible auxiliary support device based on magnetorheological fluid is designed to improve the machining accuracy of weakly rigid parts. Use the finite element method to simulate the device’ s magnetic induction intensity through COMSOL software,study the support force provided by it,use engineering mechanics knowledge to perform mechanical analysis on the processed workpiece,theoretical deformation calculation and finite element processing deformation simulation on the processed workpiece,the research is different The influence of the auxiliary supporting device of the magnetorheological fluid on the deformation of the processed workpiece under the state of loading current. …”
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Process of cracking in reinforced concrete beams (simulation and experiment) by I. N. Shardakov, A. P. Shestakov, I.O. Glot, A.A. Bykov

“…The boundary-value problem has been formulated in the framework of brittle fracture mechanics and solved using the finite-element method. Numerical simulation of the vibrations of an uncracked beam and a beam with cracks of different size serves to determine the pattern of changes in the spectrum of eigenfrequencies observed during crack evolution. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of a Natural Fiber (Maize) Composite Beam by D. Saravana Bavan, G. C. Mohan Kumar

“…The material was modeled and resembled as a structural beam using suitable assumption and analyzed by means of finite element method using ANSYS software for determining the deflection and stress properties. …”
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Effect of crack position and loading conditions on SIF in SiC particles reinforced Al composite by Aicha Metehri, Madani Kouider, Abdelkader Lousdad

“…In this paper the effect of reinforcement crack position and loading conditions (in mode I) on the stress intensity factors of the Al/SiCp metal matrix composite was examined using a finite element method. A simple cubic cell model with square reinforcement shapes was developed to investigate its effect on the mechanical properties of the MMC. …”
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Inhalation Induced Stresses and Flow Characteristics in Human Airways through Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis by Kittisak Koombua, Ramana M. Pidaparti

“…A computational model was developed to investigate the airway tissue flexibility effect on stresses and flow characteristics in the airways. The finite-element method with the fluid-structure interaction analysis was employed to investigate the transient responses of the flow characteristics and stresses in the airways during inhalation. …”
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A Method of Reducing Motor Vibration: Natural Frequency, Damping Ratio, and Vibration Analysis of CFRP Motor Frame by Jinguang Zhang, Hairu Yang, Xiong Li, Wei Ye

“…The damp ratio of the CFRP motor frame is calculated by the damp prediction model based on strain energy, which is verified by the combination of the finite element method and experiment. The vibration characteristics of the CFRP frame motor are studied experimentally and compared with that of the metal frame motor. …”
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Study on Vehicle Load Model of Baijianhe Bridge by Zeying Yang, Yinglin Sun, Jianbo Qu, Chenghe Wang, Tianmin Wang

“…At the same time, the automobile load model parameters relative to the national current code and finite element method are calculated. The results show that 2-axle and 6-axle vehicles are the main vehicle types, accounting for about 48%. …”
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Modelling a Cracked Beam Structure Using the Finite Element Displacement Method by Hui Long, Yilun Liu, Changzheng Huang, Weihui Wu, Zhaojun Li

“…Then, based on the finite element method, the dynamic model of the cracked beam structure is obtained. …”
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Dynamic Model of a Rotating Flexible Arm-Flexible Root Mechanism Driven by a Shaft Flexible in Torsion by S.Z. Ismail, A.A. Al-Qaisia, B.O. Al-Bedoor

“…The model accounts for the driving shaft and the arm root flexibilities. The finite element method and the Lagrangian dynamics are used in deriving the equations of motion with the small deformation theory assumptions and the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory. …”
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Determination of Deformation Behaviors and Energy Absorption of Lightweight Composite Lattice Cylinders With Different Structures by Ilyas Bozkurt

“…The aim of this study is to determine the crushing performance of four different composite lattice cylinder structures (hexagonal, circular, square, and triangular) under quasistatic compression loading using the finite element method. The numerical model was developed by performing progressive damage analysis with the MAT-54 material model in the LS-DYNA finite element software. …”
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Calculation of Tooth Root Bending Fatigue Life with Considering the Influence of Roughness Parameter R_a by He Di, Tang Jinyuan, Li Guowen, Zhou Wei

“…The risk area of tooth root is obtained by finite element analysis.The risk area of the tooth root is measured by the white light interferometer, the statistical distribution parameters and the exponential autocorrelation function is obtained according to the surface topography,and using them to reconstruct the surface topography needed for the finite element calculation. Based on the finite element method,the stress concentration effect of tooth root surface topography is analyzed,and the fatigue life of tooth root is estimated based on the S-N curve of materials,and the quantitative relationship between the roughness R_a and the bending fatigue life of the tooth root is given.…”
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Stress Assessment of a Steel Bullet LPG Tank Under Differential Settlement Based on Geodetic Measurements and Sensitivity Analysis by Ferenc Tomasz, Gierasimczyk Rafał, Mikulski Tomasz

“…A numerical model of the structure and sand-gravel pillow is analysed using the finite element method, and the impact of variation in the stiffness of the sand-gravel pillow on the vertical displacement of the tank is determined. …”
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TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF HIGH SPEED EMU GEARBOX by GAO Yang, QUE HongBo, BIAN Xiang, WEI YuZhou

“…Taking the gearbox of a domestic high-speed EMU as the research object, the existing problems of the gearbox are analyzed by finite element method, then using the topology optimization technology to improve the design of the box structure. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of Rings via Wave Approach by Wang Zhipeng, Liu Wei, Yuan Yunbo, Shuai Zhijun, Guo Yibin, Wang Donghua

“…Natural frequencies calculated by wave approach are compared with those obtained by classical method and Finite Element Method (FEM). Afterwards natural frequencies of four type boundaries are calculated. …”
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Bending Fatigue Crack Analysis of the Subway Gearbox Gear by Zhu Hekai, Yang Jianwei, Li Xin

“…The crack propagation analysis of the gearbox gear of a urban rail vehicle is carried out by combining the dynamics simulation and the extended finite element method（ XFEM）. Based on the dynamics analysis,the location of the initial crack and load loading in the finite element model are determined. …”
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STRUCTURAL DEIGN OF KEY COMPONENTS OF FEEDER BASED ON TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION by TANG HuaPing, LI HongXing, JIANG YongZheng, LIU Jie

“…In view of the problem that the feeder often fails due to insufficient strength,the transient dynamics of a certain type of vibrating feeder under typical working conditions is analyzed based on the finite element method（FEM）. At the same time,the dynamic stress measurement under the corresponding working conditions is carried out. …”
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