On Factors behind the Reasonable Failure Mode of Concrete-Filled Circular Steel Tubular Composite Frame by Yang-bing Liu, Ping-ping Cui, Fang Chen

“…Based on a destructive test on steel beam-CFST plane frames under constant axial load and lateral load, the fiber mode method and solid element model method are adopted to simulate the failure process of the test frames. Based on finite element model simulations and tests, the fiber model method is proposed to carry out the pushover analysis on the CFST frame structures. …”
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FAILURE ANALYSIS AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF COMPOSITE MULTI-PIN CONNECTIONS BASED ON CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS by LI Xi, LI YaZhi, MO ChengJie, QIN Qun, CHEN Hong

“…Combined with the method of stiffness exponential decay, the continuous damage mechanical constitutive model of composite single-layer plate is compiled by using finite element subroutine. In order to improve the calculation efficiency, this paper proposes to use the partition Newton method, which is different from the traditional Puck method and the partition golden section method, to calculate the angle of matrix failure fracture surface in Puck failure criterion. …”
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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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Shear Behaviour of RC Beams Strengthened by Various Ultrahigh Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Systems by Walid Mansour, Bassam A. Tayeh

“…This study presents a numerical investigation on the shear behaviour of shear-strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) beams by using various ultrahigh performance fibre-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) systems. The proposed 3D finite element model (FEM) was verified by comparing its results with those of experimental studies in the literature. …”
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Ultrasonic Total Focusing Imaging Method of Multilayer Composite Structures Using the Root-Mean-Square (RMS) Velocity by Xufei Guo, Yan Han

“…The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated by total focusing imaging of a two-layer medium with drilled holes and conducted by the finite element simulation. To further improve imaging efficiency, the partial data in the full-matrix data were used for imaging which is the simplified matrix focusing method (SFM). …”
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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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Vibration Response Prediction of Plate with Particle Dampers Using Cosimulation Method by Dongqiang Wang, Chengjun Wu

“…Then a cantilever rectangular plate treated with PDs is introduced in a finite element model of structure system. Finally frequency response functions (FRFs) of the plate without and with particle dampers are predicted to study characteristics of the particle damping plates under forced vibration. …”
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Stability Analysis of Earth-rockfill Dam Slope under the Condition of Reservoir Water Level Fluctuation and Continuous Rainfall by FENG Zhihu, LIANG Yukai, HUANG Peiteng, ZHUANG Jie, JIA Yanxiang

“…In order to study the influence of reservoir water level fluctuation and continuousrainfall on the seepage and stability of small and medium earth-rockfill dams, based on theunsaturated seepage theory, this paper carries out the finite element simulation of seepage andstability of earth-rockrill dam slope under the condition of seepage stress coupling when thereservoir water level fluctuated and the rainfall with different intensities is continuous. …”
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A numerical framework for simulating fluid-structure interaction phenomena by A. De Rosis, S. de Miranda, C. Burrafato, F. Ubertini

“…The lattice Boltzmann method is used to compute fluid dynamics, while the corotational finite element formulation together with the Time Discontinuous Galerkin method are adopted to predict structure dynamics. …”
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Evaluation of Parameters Affecting Magnetic Abrasive Finishing on Concave Freeform Surface of Al Alloy via RSM Method by Mehrdad Vahdati, SeyedAlireza Rasouli

“…The impact of intensity of the magnetic field is obtained using the finite element software of Maxwell. Results show that in concave areas of the surface, generally speaking, the surface roughness decreases to 0.2 μm from its initial 1.3 μm roughness. …”
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RESEARCH ON SIZE EFFECT ON FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF PIPELINE STEEL by ZHEN Ying, YI HaiJiao, CAO YuGuang, ZHANG ShiHua, SHI YongJin

“…In order to establish a systematic law of size effect on high strength and high toughness pipe steel,a three-dimensional finite element model of standard single-edge notched beam（ SENB） specimens based on GTN model was set up. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SKIN UNDER UNIFORM PRESSURIZED LOAD (MT) by LIU LiPing, HAN HaoHao, LIU JiaHuan, BAO Rui, LIN YueGuo

“…Firstly, the stress intensity factor was calculated by the extended finite element method. Then, the deflection angle of the crack was calculated based on the maximum circumferential stress criterion and the strain energy density factor criterion, and the fatigue crack propagation path of the fuselage skin was predicted. …”
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Influence of Tunneling in Cohesionless Soil for Different Tunnel Geometry and Volume Loss under Greenfield Condition by Raja Kanagaraju, Premalatha Krishnamurthy

“…The obtained results using a finite element program (FEM) PLAXIS 3D are compared with measured and predicted surface settlement using field measuring instruments, and analytical and empirical solution show a reasonable agreement and are found to be conservative. …”
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High Speed Grinding of EN31 Steel with Alumina Nanofluid Coolant by T. Sathish, R. Saravanan, V. Vijayan, R. Karthick, N. Karthikeyan, S. Rajkumar

“…The thermal analysis on the work piece was carried out with experimental values by the finite element analysis method. The nanofluids outperform in terms of reduction of surface roughness and downsizing cutting zone temperature. …”
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Structural Improvements for Tall Buildings under Wind Loads: Comparative Study by Nicola Longarini, Luigi Cabras, Marco Zucca, Suvash Chapain, Aly Mousaad Aly

“…To evaluate the wind effects, wind tunnel testing and structural analysis were conducted, by two different procedures: (i) Pressure Integration Method (PIM), with finite element modeling, and (ii) High Frequency Force Balance (HFFB) technique. …”
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Dynamic Model for Hydro-Turbine Generator Units Based on a Database Method for Guide Bearings by Yong Xu, Zhaohui Li, Xide Lai

“…In this paper, a finite element (FE) rotor dynamic model of radial vibration taking account of operating conditions is proposed. …”
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Simulation Analysis of Magnetic Characteristic of Double Permanent Magnet Wheel Linear Drive Device by Sun Feng, Ma Di, Zhao Chuan, Ren Huizhi, Xu Fangchao, Li Qiang, Jin Junjie

“…Firstly，the mathematical model of the magnetic force is established according to the structure of the dual permanent magnet wheel magnetic drive device. Secondly，the finite element method is used to simulate the horizontal driving force and the vertical interference force of the driving device，and the simulation result is compared with the single permanent magnet wheel driving device. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigations of CFRP reinforced masonry ?beams performance under bending loads by Mahmoud Zaghlal, Alaa El-Sisi�, Mohamed Husain, Samar Samy

“…The beams were tested in three-point bending with an effective simply supported span of 840 mm where the load deformations and failure loads were monitored. Finite element models were built using ANSYS and validated with experimental results. …”
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Analysis of tunnel lining internal forces under the influence of S and P-waves: An analytical solution and quasi-static numerical method by Rouhollah Basirat

“…Lastly, the effect of the intermediate layer was investigated by quasi-static finite element numerical modeling. The results showed that the maximum value of the axial force under the P-wave exceeds that of the S-wave in both the NS and FS conditions. …”
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A Combined Modal Correlation Criterion for Structural Damage Identification with Noisy Modal Data by Manolis Georgioudakis, Vagelis Plevris

“…In this paper, a structural damage identification method based on the finite element model updating is proposed, in order to provide the location and the extent of structural damage using incomplete modal data of a damaged structure. …”
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