Effect of Dynamic Corrosion and Degradation on Fatigue Life of an AA2024-T3 Aircraft Profile: Experimental, Statistical, and Numerical Analyses by Gilberto Daniel Conejo Magaña, Víctor García García, Daniel Cahue Díaz, Nicolás Herrera-Sandoval, Orlando Hernández Cristóbal

“…Pitting defects (depth and morphology) and mechanical strength reduction were considered by a finite element (FE) model to simulate the airfoil fatigue behavior. …”
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Comparative Study of Dual-Rotor Permanent Magnet Machines with Series and Parallel Magnetic Circuits by Zhitong Ran, Zi-Qiang Zhu, Dawei Liang

“…The machines are optimized using the finite element analysis (FEA) based on the genetic algorithm. …”
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Effects of Sulcus Vocalis Depth on Phonation in Three-Dimensional Fluid-Structure Interaction Laryngeal Models by Changwei Zhou, Lili Zhang, Yuanbo Wu, Xiaojun Zhang, Di Wu, Zhi Tao

“…These models with fluid-structure interaction (FSI) are computed numerically by sequential coupling method, which includes an immersed boundary method (IBM) for modelling the glottal airflow, a finite-element method (FEM) for modelling vocal fold tissue. …”
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Simulations and Experiments on the Vibrational Characteristics of Cylindrical Shell Resonator Actuated by Piezoelectric Electrodes with Different Thicknesses by Yiming Luo, Tianliang Qu, Bin Zhang, Yao Pan, Pengbo Xiao

“…In this paper, a finite element model of a cylindrical shell resonator actuated by piezoelectric electrodes with different thicknesses is built to investigate the vibrational characteristics. …”
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Influence of Both Soil Properties and Geometric Parameters on Failure Mechanisms and Stability of Two-Layer Undrained Slopes by Shuangfeng Guo, Ning Li, Wenpeng Liu, Zongyuan Ma, Naifei Liu, Gao Lv

“…Therefore, with the elastoplastic finite element method, this paper thoroughly explores the influence of the soil strength parameter cu, slope angle β, and slope depth ratio DH on the slope stability and failure mechanisms by the wide-ranging parametric changes. …”
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Influence of Different Excavation Sequence of Double-Side Heading Method on Supporting Structure by Chengkun Ling, Yanmei Ruan, Pengbo Wu, Jin Li, Jin Zhao, Bingxiang Yuan

“…Midas/GTS software is used for finite element analysis, the displacement and internal force of ground settlement and support structure under two different section excavation sequences are calculated, and the calculation results are compared with the field monitoring data. …”
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Development of an innovative cooling system at the countershaft assembly station by L.E. Espino-De la Rosa, H. Arcos-Gutiérrez, J.E. García Herrera, I.E. Garduño, J.A. Betancourt-Cantera

“…Numerical simulations using the finite element method integrated a turbulence model to analyze airflow at the cabin’s inlet and outlet. …”
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The Effect of Geometrical Parameters on Resonance Characteristics of Acoustic Metamaterials with Negative Effective Modulus by Xiao-Le Yan, Li-Mei Hao, Mei-Ling Men, Zhi Chen

“…Furthermore, the resonance frequency of SHS is verified with finite-element method analysis based on COMSOL Multiphysics simulation. …”
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Numerical investigation on stress corrosion cracking behavior of dissimilar weld joints in pressurized water reactor plants by Lingyan Zhao, He Xue, Fuqiang Yang, Yaohong Suo

“…Based on the film slip/dissolution oxidation model and elastic-plastic finite element method (EPFEM), an approach is developed to quantitatively predict the SCC growth rate of a RPV outlet nozzle DMW joint. …”
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Pore Geometry Optimization of Titanium (Ti6Al4V) Alloy, for Its Application in the Fabrication of Customized Hip Implants by Sandipan Roy, Debojyoti Panda, Niloy Khutia, Amit Roy Chowdhury

“…To perform a detailed analysis of the response of the porous structure over the entire spectrum of loading conditions that a hip implant is subjected to in vivo, the mechanical responses of 3D finite element models of cubic and rectangular parallelepiped geometries, with porosities varying over a range of 10% to 60%, are simulated under representative compressive, flexural as well as combined loading conditions. …”
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Analysis of Tunnel Lining Failure Mechanism under the Action of Active Fault by Sujian Ma, Liang Zhang, Dong Wang, XinRong Tan, Sifeng Li, Yang Liu

“…Relying on an actual tunnel in the southwest mountainous area to establish a three-dimensional finite element model, the failure mechanism of the tunnel under strike-slip and thrust fault dislocation is revealed from the lining deformation, stress distribution, and plastic zone distribution, and the results show that the damage range of the lining distributes in the area of the fracture and the damage effect is greatly affected by the movement amount of the active fault. …”
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Mesoscopic Numerical Computation of Compressive Strength and Damage Mechanism of Rubber Concrete by Z. H. Xie, Y. C. Guo, Q. Z. Yuan, P. Y. Huang

“…This paper presents graphics of the entire process from fracture propagation to structural failure of the test piece by means of the mesoscopic finite-element method, which provides a theoretical reference for studying the damage mechanism in rubber concrete and performing parametric calculations.…”
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Vibration Test and Shock Absorption of Coal Crusher Chambers in Thermal Power Plants (II): Numerical Analysis by Hanquan Yuan, Lihua Zhu, Haoyi Zhou, Dong Jiang, Baoquan Liu, Chunzhu Fan, Liujiu Tang

“…In order to study the dynamic characteristics of coal crusher, a finite element model of the coal crusher chamber in the Shangluo power plant was built by using ABAQUS. …”
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Failure Assessment Methodologies for Pressure-Retaining Components under Severe Accident Loading by J. Arndt, H. Grebner, J. Sievers

“…A failure time surface which is generated by structural finite element (FE) analysis of varying pressure and temperature loads serves as a basis for estimations of failure times. …”
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Optimizing the graft size in the Evans osteotomy to minimize the calcaneocuboid joint pressure by highly realistic in-silico analysis by Luca Quagliato, Youngbin Lim, Yunjeong Choi, Kyoung Min Lee, Sewon Kim, Taeyong Lee

“…Abstract This contribution details a new high-fidelity finite element analysis (FEA) methodology for the investigation of the effect of the graft size on the pressure distribution developing at the calcaneocuboid joint after the Evans osteotomy procedure. …”
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Effects of Soil-Structure Interaction on Torsionally Coupled Base Isolated Machine Foundation under Earthquake Load by Karmegam Rajkumar, Ramanathan Ayothiraman, Vasant A. Matsagar

“…A typical TG foundation is analyzed using a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model. Two superstructure eccentricity ratios are considered to represent the torsional coupling. …”
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A 3.5-Dimensional Variational Method for Doppler Radar Data Assimilation and Its Application to Phased-Array Radar Observations by Qin Xu, Li Wei, Wei Gu, Jiandong Gong, Qingyun Zhao

“…The analyzed vector velocity fields are used in step 3 to produce incremental analyses for the thermodynamic fields at the central time level accompanied by the adjustments in water vapor and hydrometeor mixing ratios based on radar reflectivity observations. The finite element B-spline representations and recursive filter are used to reduce the dimension of the analysis space and enhance the computational efficiency. …”
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Design of novel graded bone scaffolds based on triply periodic minimal surfaces with multi-functional pores by Rongwu Lai, Rongwu Lai, Jian Jiang, Jian Jiang, Yi Huo, Hao Wang, Sergei Bosiakov, Yongtao Lyu, Yongtao Lyu, Lei Li

“…The performance of these scaffolds was evaluated using finite element (FE) analysis and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method.ResultsThe results from FE analysis indicated that the novel scaffold exhibited a lower elastic modulus, potentially mitigating the issue of stress shielding. …”
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Stress Analysis of CFG Pile Composite Foundation in Consolidating Saturated Mine Tailings Dam by Jinxing Lai, Houquan Liu, Junling Qiu, Haobo Fan, Qian Zhang, Zhinan Hu, Junbao Wang

“…The field static load tests were employed to explore the bearing capacity of the CFG composite foundation, and finite element (FE) models in three dimensions validated through comparison with experimental results were used to discuss the pile-soil stress distribution and pile-soil stress ratio of the CFG composite foundation. …”
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Product Design Analysis with Regard to Recycling and Selected Mechanical Properties by Jacek Diakun, Rafał Grzejda

“…Selected mechanical properties were determined using the Finite Element Method. Removing one bolt from the connection resulted in a stiffness reduction of almost 11%, while removing two bolts from the connection resulted in a stiffness reduction of almost 26%. …”
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