Influence of Transition Material Characteristics on Cracking of Asphalt Concrete Core Walls by LIU Bo, WANG Junjie, SUN Zhong, LIU Liangjun

“…To explore the relationship between changes in transition material characteristics and core wall cracking, the Duncan-Chang E-B model was used to perform finite element calculations on the Miaotang core wall rock-filldam. …”
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Seismic Performance of Modular Structures with Novel Steel Frame: Light Gauge Slotted Steel Stud Walls by Chao Gong, Dawei Sun, Qixian Chen, Yong Zhu, Mingxu Shang, Faqi Liu

“…These structural components will also contribute to the resistance of the modular system when subjected to lateral loads/actions, especially seismic actions. A finite element model was developed to investigate the seismic performance of high-rise modular steel structures with LGSS shear walls. …”
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TOOTH ROOT BENDING STRESS CORRECTION ALGORITHM BASED ON VARIABLE PRESSURE ANGLE HOB (MT) by XIAO Teng, HE ZeYin, RAN XiongTao

“…Then, Kisssoft/Romax analytical solution, finite element numerical solution values were used to verify the rationality of the tooth root bending stress correction algorithm. …”
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Design and Experimental Research of a New Adsorption Structure for Underwater Robots by Zhang Gang, Zang Hongbin, Li Yonglong, Li Jialong, Wang Haoran

“…The characteristics of the adsorption structure are analyzed through theoretical research, the adsorption structure is simulated by Ansys finite element simulation, and the effects of key parameters on the adsorption force are analyzed and discussed in detail. …”
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Analysis of freezing and thawing processes in clay with freeze-induced compression (FIC) model by Satoshi Nishimura, Mingxuan Liang, Chuangxin Lyu

“…A submodel that describes a state-dependent plastic volumetric strain rate during freezing and thawing, originally developed by Nishimura (2021), was employed for the fully Thermo-Hydro-Mechanically (THM) coupled Finite Element (FE) analysis. The submodel, called the Freeze-Induced Compression (FIC) module, works as an add-in to any elasto-plastic frozen soil model developed under a THM framework, and can be turned on or off according to the need. …”
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Curing simulation and data-driven curing curve prediction of thermoset composites by Chenchen Wu, Ruming Zhang, Pengyuan Zhao, Liang Li, Dingguo Zhang

“…Then, the temperature–time and the resulting degree-of-cure-time curves obtained from finite element simulations were created for training the prediction models using machine learning approaches of support vector regression (SVR), back propagation (BP) neural network and BP neural network optimized by genetic algorithm (GA-BP). …”
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Investigation of the Defect Effects on the Load-Carrying Capacity of Butt Joints: A Numerical Study by Hamza Taş

“…This work aims to examine the effects of the defect presence, defect volume fraction, defect position, and random distribution of defects at the adhesive layer on the durability of the butt joint. A finite element (FE) model of the butt joint was constructed using the commercially available FE software Abaqus/Standard. …”
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Stability and Countermeasures for a Deposit Slope with Artificial Scarp: Numerical Analysis and Field Monitoring by Yong Hong, Zhushan Shao, Guangbin Shi, Jiabao Liu

“…A series of two-dimensional (2D) finite element models (FEM), combined with a strength reduction technique, was established using the Phase2 software. …”
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Development and Performance Verification of a Motorized Prosthetic Leg for Stair Walking by Kiwon Park, Hyoung-Jong Ahn, Kwang-Hee Lee, Chul-Hee Lee

“…The structural safety of a developed prosthetic leg was validated via finite element analysis under a variety of walking conditions. …”
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Analysis of the Influencing Factor on Steady-state Temperature Field of Axlebox Bearing for High Speed Train by Jiang Jiulin Xu Honghai Jiang Xingjia Ke Mengfu

“…Aiming at the temperature warning problem of axlebox bearing in a high-speed train in China, ANSYS is used to establish the finite element simulation model of axlebox bearing, the frictional heating power of the bearing is distributed according to the force of each rolling element, the steady temperature field analysis of the axlebox bearing is completed by using FLUEEN and the validity of the model is verified by using the actual monitoring data. …”
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Investigation of 3D steel frames with a reduced beam section and various web-opening shapes under internal column loss by Ali Altheeb, Ibrahim M. H. Alshaikh, Aref A. Abadel, Moncef L. Nehdi, B.H. Abu Bakar

“…The sudden loss of columns due to abnormal loads demonstrates a remarkable example of a localized failure that might ultimately result in the progressive collapse of the complete steel-framed structures. In this study, finite element (FE) simulations are implemented by utilizing ABAQUS-Explicit to investigate the progressive collapse of two-storey steel reduced beam section (RBS) frames with web openings. …”
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Analysis and Experimental Study of Acceleration Model for Short Interval and Multiple Impact Equipment by Feiyin Li, Shaojie Ma

“…At the same time, the collision contact process of the impact experiment is also simulated which is combined with the finite element method. The simulation results were fundamentally consistent with the experiments and a fact that proves the correctness of analysis and modeling. …”
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Biomechanical Analysis of Foot–Ankle Complex during Jogging with Rearfoot Strike versus Forefoot Strike by Yaoyong Zhang, Dan Zhang

“…First, RFS jogging and FFS jogging were experimentally studied, so as to acquire kinematic and kinetic data, including foot strike angle, knee flexion angle, and ground reaction force (GRF). Then, a 3D finite element model of foot–ankle complex was reconstructed from the scanned 2D-stacked images. …”
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Investigation on Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Qinyuan Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Yichen Sun, Yongcheng Ji

“…The optimal content of steel fiber was determined, which is 1% for sodium chloride and sodium sulfate environments, and 2% for the freeze-thaw cycle, dilute sulfuric acid, and sodium hydroxide environments. The finite element software Abaqus was used to simulate and analyze the freeze-thaw cycle and mechanical test of concrete, which verified the rationality of the test results. …”
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Shaking Table Test Study on the Earthquake Behavior of High-Speed Railway Bridge Pier with Rounded Rectangular Cross Section by Xin Kang, Yongjian Zuo, Leqiao Zeng, Linna Peng, Qiliang Wang, Xiaoxiang Wang, Libin Deng, Jia Hu, Zhuo Li, Likun Li

“…Experimental results show that the specimen remains elastic (no or slight damaged) for all experimental earthquake scenarios (from 0.45 g to 0.96 g). Finite element (FE) models were developed and validated by the experimental results. …”
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Study of V-notch fatigue strength based on affected depth approach by Youssef, Marwa, Nasr, Anouar

“…This approach is based on a critical depth parameter identified from the analysis of the stress distribution around the defect. Elasto-plastic finite element calculations have been performed to determine the stress field close to the notch. …”
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Manufacture of Green-Composite Sandwich Structures with Basalt Fiber and Bioepoxy Resin by J. P. Torres, R. Hoto, J. Andrés, J. A. García-Manrique

“…Mechanical properties of both skin and core materials were assessed through flexural and tensile tests. Finite element (FEM) simulations for the mechanical stress analysis of the sandwich material were carried out, and a maximum allowable shear stress for material failure under bending loads was established. …”
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Analytical Study on Inherent Properties of a Unidirectional Vibrating Steel Strip Partially Immersed in Fluid by J. Li, X.H. Guo, J. Luo, H.Y. Li, Y.Q. Wang

“…An example is given to illustrate that the proposed method matches the numerical solution using the finite element method (FEM) very closely. The results show that fluid has strong effect on natural frequencies and mode shapes of vibrating steel strips partially dipped into a liquid. …”
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Bionic Inner-Tapered Energy Absorption Tube Featuring Progressively Enhanced Fold Deformation Mode by Shuang Zhang, Zhengzhi Mu, Wenda Song, Zhiyan Zhang, Hexuan Yu, Binjie Zhang, Zhiwu Han, Luquan Ren

“…Then, theoretical calculation and finite element analysis were carried out to analyze the energy absorption mechanisms. …”
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Numerical Analyses of Earthquake Induced Liquefaction and Deformation Behaviour of an Upstream Tailings Dam by Muhammad Auchar Zardari, Hans Mattsson, Sven Knutsson, Muhammad Shehzad Khalid, Maria V. S. Ask, Björn Lund

“…The dynamic analyses were carried out with the finite element program PLAXIS using a recently implemented constitutive model called UBCSAND. …”
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