Multicriteria Decision Analysis in Improving Quality of Design in Femoral Component of Knee Prostheses: Influence of Interface Geometry and Material by Ali Jahan, Marjan Bahraminasab

“…In this study, full factorial design of experiment (DOE) method was accompanied by finite element analysis (FEA) to evaluate the effect of inner contours of femoral component on mechanical stability of the implant and biomechanical stresses within the implant components and adjacent bone areas with preservation of the outer contours for standard Co-Cr alloy and a promising functionally graded material (FGM). …”
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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Ring Foundations Embedded in Undrained Homogeneous Clay by An-hui Wang, Yan-fang Zhang, Fan Xia, Ru-ping Luo, Ning Wang

“…This paper is aimed at exploring the ultimate bearing capacity of ring foundations embedded in undrained clay. Based on the finite element limit analysis, effects of the inside-to-outside radius ratio, embedment depth ratio, cutting face inclination angle, and face roughness on the vertical ultimate bearing capacity of ring foundations are investigated. …”
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STUDY ON ENERGY ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF CIRCULAR TUBE WITH RECTANGULAR GROOVE BASED ON REGRESSION ANALYSIS by LEI Cheng, LI FuSheng, MIAO DeXiang, ZHU Tao

“…By comparing the calculated value of the empirical formula with the finite element numerical value, the empiricalformula has higher accuracy within the research range, and the error is within 8%. …”
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In-Plane Interactive Buckling of High Strength Steel Welded Wide Web I-Section Beam-Columns by Pei Xin Liang, Bin Huang

“…A numerical investigation on the overall-local interactive buckling performance of high strength steel (HSS) wide web I-section members was conducted using finite element (FE) models verified against experimental data. …”
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Buoyancy-driven flow for surface reaction on vertical walls in multilayered open cavities by Nepal Chandra Roy

“…Then, those are solved utilizing the finite element method (FEM), and the stream function is calculated from the Poisson equation. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON FOUR KINDS OF FLEXURE HINGES by HU JunFeng, HAO YaZhou, XU GuiYang

“…The comparative analysis of the precision,thermal stress and thermal vibration of the compliant four-link mechanism is carried out based on the finite element model of the flexure hinge. The analysis results showed that the thermal errors of circular hinge is largest,and parabolic one,elliptic and straight-beam is smallest; The sequence of thermal stress from large to small is circular,elliptic,parabolic and straight-beam flexure hinge; The thermal vibration resonant frequency of the straight-beam hinge is minimum,the circular and elliptic one is second,parabolic is maximum,and it illustrated that the straight-beam hinge is more sussceptible to temperature changes. …”
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Elastic-plastic fracture analysis of pressure pipelines with axial cracks based on the interaction integral method. by Qi Song, Huifen Peng, Junyu Yao, Min Luo

“…The three-dimensional finite element model of pressure pipeline with axial cracks was built by utilizing the Ramberg-Osgood X80 material model of pipeline. according to Von Mises yield criterion, the size of plastic zone at crack tip was determined, and the fracture parameters were calculated based on interaction integral method, the plastic stress deformation law, determination of elastic-plastic limit load and plastic correction of SIF at crack tip of pressure pipeline with axial crack were discussed. …”
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Mixed Convection in a Double Lid-Driven Wavy Shaped Cavity Filled with Nanofluid Subject to Magnetic Field and Internal Heat Source by Kakali Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Alim

“…The physical problems are characterized by 2D governing partial differential equations accompanying proper boundary conditions and are discretized using Galerkin’s finite element formulation. The study is executed by analyzing different ranges of geometrical and physical parameters, namely, internal heat source length 0.2≤CH≤0.6, solid concentration of nanoparticles 0≤φ≤0.09, Hartmann’s number 0≤Ha≤70, and Richardson’s number 0.1≤Ri≤10. …”
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Random Vibration Analysis of Coupled Three-Dimensional Maglev Vehicle-Bridge System by Wei Liu, Wenhua Guo

“…The equation of motion of a real three-span space continuous girder bridge is established by using finite element methods. A separated iteration method based on the precise integration method and the Newmark method is introduced to solve the state-space equation for the maglev vehicle and the equation of motion for the bridge. …”
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Gait Analysis and Trajectory Planning of a Hybrid Dual-platform Staggered Hexapod Robot by Wang Chunzhen, Li Ruiqin, Chai Chao, Wang Zhihao, Fan Wenlong

“…The gait of the hexapod robot walking on flat ground and climbing steps is analyzed. Finite element analysis results on its load capacity show that the hexapod robot can replace the porter and has a wide range of potential applications.…”
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Influence of Initial Gap, Voltage, and Additives on Zinc Microcolumn Morphology by Local Electrochemical Deposition by Yi Liu, Fuliang Wang

“…A holistic approach integrating experimental methodologies with finite element simulations was adopted to scrutinize the influence of these variables on the microcolumns’ dimensions, surface morphology, and structural integrity. …”
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Research on Numerical Simulation of Tantalum Explosively Formed Projectile Forming Driven by Detonation by Yajun Wang, Weibing Li, Jiaxin Yu, Wenbin Li, Heyang Xu

“…In order to study the formation characteristics of tantalum explosively formed projectile (EFP), based on LS-DYNA finite-element software, this article analyzes the influence of mesh size on tantalum EFP forming, compares the accuracy of JC constitutive parameters in different literature on the characterization of tantalum EFP forming, calculates the effective action time of detonation that drives EFP formation, and carries out experimental verification. …”
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INTERFERENCE AND CONTACT ANALYSIS OF SELF-ALIGNING BEARING IN LARGE ROLLING MILL BASED ON A SIMPLIFIED MODEL by ZHANG AnKang, DONG QingBing, CHEN Zhuang, LI JinChao, HE Dong

“…Firstly, proposes a new simplified finite element model of bearing based on Hertz contact theory, which can greatly improve the calculation efficiency. …”
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Fatigue Analysis of a Light Truck Rear Axle Based on Virtual Iteration Method by Donglong Zhou, Jianlong Chang

“…Secondly, the FEA (finite element analysis) model of the rear axle is built, and the static analysis results of each key point under unit load are obtained with the help of FEA software. …”
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Study of Alternating Transmission Performance of Shape Memory Alloy and Magneto-rheological Fluid by Gong Hang, Hu Guanghui, Hu Rongli

“…Based on the thermodynamic effect of the shape memory alloy, the relationship between the squeezing pressure of the spring and the temperature is derived, and the correctness of the equation is verified by experiment; the finite element analysis of the magnetic field of the transmission device is carried out, and the magnetic field distribution along the radial direction of the working gap is derived; based on the thermal driving characteristics of the shape memory alloy spring, the relationship between the friction torque and the squeezing pressure, the structure size and other parameters is established. …”
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Mechanical behaviour of sandy soils embankments treated with cement and reinforced with discrete elements (fibres) by Mohamed Bouteben Yasmine, Boudaoud Zeineddine

“…In addition to these tests, the mechanical properties of two types of reinforced sand obtained experimentally, were used in a numerical analysis of a road embankment using a finite element program such as Plaxis 2D in order to observe the variation of different parameters like safety factor and the displacements (Ut, Ux, Uy). …”
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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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Simulation of Chloride Diffusion in Cracked Concrete with Different Crack Patterns by Xiao-Yong Wang, Li-Na Zhang

“…For stress-free concrete, the diffusion coefficient of sound zone is approximately assumed to be the same as sound concrete, and the diffusion coefficient of cracked zone is expressed as a piecewise function of crack width. Two-dimensional finite element method is used to determine chloride concentration. …”
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Investigating the Pavement Vibration Response for Roadway Service Condition Evaluation by Zhoujing Ye, Yang Lu, Linbing Wang

“…The random nonuniform moving load was then introduced in a 3D finite element model for the determination of the traffic-induced pavement vibration. …”
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