Integrated Prediction of Gas Metal Arc Welding Multi-Layer Welding Heat Cycle, Ferrite Fraction, and Joint Hardness of X80 Pipeline Steel by Chen Yan, Haonan Li, Die Yang, Yanan Gao, Jun Deng, Zhihang Zhang, Zhibo Dong

“…Firstly, we calculated the thermal cycle curve during welding through multi-layer welding numerical simulation using the finite element method (FEM). Afterwards, BP neural networks were used to predict the cooling rates in the temperature interval that ferrite nuclears and grows. …”
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Shell Thickness-Dependent Strain Distributions of Confined Au/Ag and Ag/Au Core-Shell Nanoparticles by Feng Liu, Honghua Huang, Ying Zhang, Ting Yu, Cailei Yuan, Shuangli Ye

“…The shell thickness-dependent strain distributions of the Au/Ag and Ag/Au core-shell nanoparticles embedded in Al2O3 matrix have been investigated by finite element method (FEM) calculations, respectively. …”
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Study on Near-Net Shape Forging of Large Marine Crank Throws by Longjiang Niu, Qingliang Zhang, Yongwan Zhang, Jingyu Wang, Weiping Luo, Donghang Liu, Tengfei Ma, Xavier Velay

“…The study employed finite element simulations to evaluate three Near-Net-Shape (NNS) forming methods: One-Step Extrusion (OSE), Upsetting/Backward Extrusion (U/BE), and Grooving–upsetting/Backward Extrusion (G–U/BE). …”
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Structural Health Monitoring of Precast Concrete Box Girders Using Selected Vibration-Based Damage Detection Methods by Zhengjie Zhou, Leon D. Wegner, Bruce F. Sparling

“…Strain gauges configured to measure curvature were also effective, but tended to be susceptible to large errors in near support damage cases. Finite element analyses demonstrated that increasing the number of sensor locations leads to a proportional increase in localization accuracy, while the use of additional modes provides little advantage and can sometimes lead to a deterioration in the performance of the VBDD techniques.…”
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Mechanisms of transverse cracking induced by adjacent ply matrix cracks in composite laminates by Carrère, Nicolas, Doitrand, Aurélien, Conan, Mathilde, Martin, Eric

“…Cracking in composite laminates containing θ-plies adjacent to 90° plies is studied experimentally and numerically using the coupled criterion and finite element calculations. Different damage mechanisms are considered, namely transverse cracking in 90°, cracking in θ-plies, or debonding between adjacent misoriented plies. …”
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Research on Dynamic Response of Shallow Buried Tunnel Lining Constructed by Drilling and Blasting Method by Bo Wu, Yaozhong Cui, Guowang Meng, Shixiang Xu, Chengming Xia, Yicai Li, Yao Zhang

“…To study the dynamic response of shallow buried tunnel lining by drilling and blasting method, ABAQUS simulation software was used to establish a tunnel blasting finite element model based on the consideration of in situ stress. …”
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Seismic Response Reduction of Megaframe with Vibration Control Substructure by Jun-Qi Huang, Xun Chong, Qing Jiang, Xian-Guo Ye, Han-Qin Wang

“…Then, based on a validated finite element model, a parametric analysis was conducted to study the effect of two parameters, the tuning frequency (i.e., the frequency of the substructure) and the damping provided by the lead-rubber bearings and viscous dampers on the seismic response reduction of the MFVCS under both frequent and rare earthquakes (i.e., probability of exceedance of 63% and 2% in 50 years, resp.). …”
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Study on the determination method of excitation load in electrical signal simulation for piezoelectric ultrasonic internal inspection of pipelines by Guangli Xu, Jianwen Liu, Qiang Wen, Yuejun Zheng, Liangxue Cai

“…A new method for determining the initial excitation load of the acoustic field is proposed, incorporating the focusing effect of the curved surface of pipelines on the ultrasonic signal from the piezoelectric ultrasonic probe. Finite element models were established for the new and old methods using COMSOL software, facilitating the analysis of the initial acoustic field distribution and associated electrical signal characteristics. …”
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A cellulosic fibre foam as a bicycle helmet impact liner for brain injury mitigation in oblique impacts by Florian Feist, Markus Wagner, Georg Baumann, Stefan Spirk, Veronika Biegler, Qixiang Jiang, Tiina Nypelö

“…The mechanical properties of BRC foams were characterized across a wide range of strain rates and incorporated into a validated finite element model of a hardshell helmet. Virtual impact tests simulating both consumer information and certification scenarios were conducted to compare BRC-lined helmets against conventional expanded polystyrene (EPS) designs. …”
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The New Plastic Flow Machining Process for Producing Thin Sheets by Viet Q. Vu, Yan Beygelzimer, Roman Kulagin, Laszlo S. Toth

“…Both experiments and finite element (FE) simulations document that the degree of the gradient in the microstructure became more significant when h was increased. …”
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Optimization of Transformer Windings Based on FEA-XGBoost and NSGA-III Algorithm by Shi Bai-di, Jiang Yong-feng, Shang Jing-yu, Bao Ye-feng, Chen Bing-yan, Yang Ke

“…The eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model is built using 2048 finite-element analysis (FEA) samples and utilized as a leakage impedance predictor. …”
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Mechanical Properties of New Composite Wood-Plastic Formworks with Aluminum Alloy Frame by Kairong Shi, Jiebin Xu, Zhengrong Jiang, Junfeng Lv, Yonghui Lu

“…Numerical analyses confirm that the results of the refined and general finite element models are consistent with the experimental results, but the former has a higher accuracy. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Optimization Design of End-Suspended Pile Support for Soil-Rock Composite Foundation Pit by Qingchao Xu, Zhenhao Bao, Tu Lu, Huarui Gao, Jiakang Song

“…Based on the measured data, a finite element model was established through the two-dimensional numerical simulation method to study the deformational characteristics of the end-suspended piles, and the influences of the depth of socketed rock, the width of rock shoulder, and the prestress of anchor cables on the deformations and mechanical property of end-suspended piles were discussed. …”
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Nonlinear Simulation and Vulnerability Analysis of Masonry Structures Impacted by Flash Floods by Qi Fang, Shuguang Liu, Guihui Zhong, Hong Zhang, Jiyu Liang, Yiwei Zhen

“…A new Structured ALE (S-ALE) solver in an explicit finite element platform LS-DYNA was applied. Thirty different scenarios, including two different FE models, three different water depths, and five different flow velocities, were studied. …”
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Application of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) solution to coupled thermal and hydraulic processes in silty sands by Yuan Feng, Jongwan Eun, Seunghee Kim, Yong-Rak Kim

“…We conducted forward problems and compared the solutions derived from PINNs with those from Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations. The forward problem results demonstrate the PINNs model’s capability in predicting hydraulic transport, heat transport, and thermal–hydraulic coupling in silty sands under various boundary conditions. …”
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Effects of Adhesive Connection on Composite Action between FRP Bridge Deck and Steel Girder by Xu Jiang, Chengwei Luo, Xuhong Qiang, Henk Kolstein, Frans Bijlaard

“…In this paper, depending on the experimental investigations of FRP to steel girder system, the Finite Element (FE) models on experiments were developed and analyzed. …”
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Study on the abrasion property of the anvil inside a hydraulic DTH hammer fitted with horizontal oriented sliders by Jiang-fu He, Qi-lei Yin, Kun Yin

“…The abrasion property of the horizontal oriented slider have been numerically simulated and analyzed by Finite Element Analysis. Simulation and experimental results have shown that the abrasion rate exponentially varies with the mass of the anvil and the friction coefficient of horizontal oriented slider, nevertheless the abrasion rate of horizontal anvil is almost logarithmically varies with moving velocity of oriented slider. …”
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Optimization of VEDs for Vibration Control of Transmission Line Tower by Guoping Huang, Jianhua Hu, Yuzhu He, Haibo Liu, Xiugui Sun

“…Furthermore, the finite element model of a two-circuit transmission line tower with VEDs was built in ANSYS software, and the influences of installation positions and parameters of VEDs on the additional modal damping ratio were clarified. …”
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Analysis of the Thermal Effects on the Behaviour of Steel Connection Beam Section by Seelam Srikanth, Sai Nitesh KJN, Chunchu Bala Rama Krishna, Vasugi K, Cheerla Prabhu Teja, Sesha Rao Y, Sanjeev Kumar, Dumesa Gudissa Lemu

“…In comparison to other connections, steel connection reduced beam section ductile and dissipated energy more. A nonlinear finite element software was used, along with a static study of exhaustion responsiveness transient temperatures. …”
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Improvement on Structural Forms of Pile Group Foundations of Deepwater Bridges by Enbo Yu, Sen Ren, Haojun Tang, Yongle Li, Chen Fang

“…After understanding the effect of the pile length, three optimized foundations are proposed with the aim of reducing the free length of the pile, and the corresponding finite element models are established to compare their wave-induced response. …”
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