Study on the Prosthesis Structural Design and Vibration Characteristics Based on the Conduction Effect of Human Middle Ear by Wu Ren, Huijuan Yan, Yi Yu, Jinghong Ren, Jinlong Chang, Yidong Wang, Yibo Han

“…In this study, reasonable prosthetic structures had been designed for different types of ossicular chain injuries, and the frequency response characteristics were analyzed by the finite element method then. Moreover, in order to achieve better vibration frequency response, a ball structure was designed in the prosthesis to simulate its amplification function. …”
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Design and Evaluation of an Electromagnetic Bounce-Type Refreshable Braille Display by Dapeng Chen, Song Zhang, Lianshun Shen, Chenkai Li, Jianying Hua, Jia Liu, Aiguo Song

“…In this paper, the force analysis and finite element simulation of the actuator actuation condition of the Braille dot actuator are carried out, and the refresh rate is measured experimentally to be about 16 Hz. …”
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Design and study of valveless piezoelectric pump with streamlined chamber fishtail-type bluff body by Xiaochao Tian, Zhenming Wang, Kai Yang, Yang Bai, Yingyu Dai, Defeng Niu, Zhicheng Zhong

“…First, the three-dimensional model of VPFB is designed and theoretically analyzed based on the piezoelectric inverse effect and fluid dynamics to derive the expression of the relationship affecting the flow rate of the piezoelectric pump. Second, the finite element method is used to analyze the flow field and pressure of VPFB. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar Tests for the Combined Coal-Rock by Using the Holmquist–Johnson–Cook Model and Case Analysis of Outburst by Beijing Xie, Dongxin Chen, Hao Ding, Guangyu Wang, Zheng Yan

“…Based on the split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test of the combined coal and rock with a bullet velocity of 4.590–8.791 m/s, the numerical model of four kinds of combined coal and rock with different sandstone-coal-sandstone ratios, including 1 : 1 : 1, 2 : 1 : 1, 1 : 1 : 2, and 1 : 2 : 1, is investigated. A finite element software (LS-DYNA) and the Holmquist–Johnson–Cook (HJC) constitutive model of rock are employed in these regards. …”
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Research and Application of Urban Rail Transit Train Collision Performance by SU Qiang, WANG Huijuan, SHEN Xukui, JI Mengnan, LIU Yang

“…［Method］ Based on urban rail transit train collision scenarios and standards，a train collision energy management scheme is proposed. The finite element software is utilized to conduct simulation calculation of train collision scenarios, the speed, vehicle interface force, coupler force, vehicle deformation amount, stress and strain in trains collision are analyzed. …”
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Modeling Highly Buoyant Flows in the Castel Giorgio: Torre Alfina Deep Geothermal Reservoir by Giorgio Volpi, Fabien Magri, Francesca Colucci, Thomas Fisher, Mattia De Caro, Giovanni B. Crosta

“…We present the 3D numerical model of the CG-TA to simulate the undisturbed natural geothermal field and investigate the impacts of the exploitation process. The open source finite-element code OpenGeoSys is applied to solve the coupled systems of partial differential equations. …”
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Analysis and 3D modelling of percolated conductive networks in nanoparticle-based thin films by Stanislav Haviar, Benedikt Prifling, Tomáš Kozák, Kalyani Shaji, Tereza Košutová, Šimon Kos, Volker Schmidt, Jiří Čapek

“…Then, the electrical conductivity of the percolated networks in these virtual structures was computed using the finite element method for various partial oxygen pressures. …”
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Effect of Shear Displacement on the Directivity of Permeability in 3D Self-Affine Fractal Fractures by Richeng Liu, Na Huang, Yujing Jiang, Hongwen Jing, Bo Li, Yuxuan Xia

“…Fluid flow through the fracture is simulated using the COMSOL Multiphysics code based on the finite element method (FEM) by changing the angle between the shear direction and macroscopic flow direction. …”
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Operation Effect Analysis of Dynamic Stabilizer Considering the Characteristics of Fasteners by CHEN Taimao, WANG Lihua, HUANG Hongyi, WANG Jiongli, ZHAO Zemin, JIANG Wei

“…A rigid-flexible coupling dynamics simulation model of the dynamic stabilization device-ballast bed is established by using the finite element method. With the excitation frequency of the dynamic stabilization device, the lateral stiffness and the lateral damping of the fastener as research factors, and the lateral acceleration response of the sleeper as the evaluation index of stable operation effect, a numerical simulation analysis is carried out to obtain the significance of the influencing factors for the dynamic stabilization operation effect. …”
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Freezing Pressurized Water into a Standard Cylindrical Ice Sample in a Triaxial Cell by Baosheng Wang, Peixin Sun, Tingting Luo, Tao Zhang, Weihao Yang

“…Based on the analysis of sample deformation and finite element numerical simulations, the control method of the temperature fields of the sample and the confining medium was obtained, and the standard cylindrical ice sample which satisfies the geometric accuracy requirements was produced. …”
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Strengthening mechanism of particle gradation in 55 vol% SiCp/6061Al composites fabricated by semi-solid hot isostatic pressing by Kun Cheng, Yudong Cao, Yuhan Jiang, Xiangyun Gao, Guizhou Liu, Chunmao Tian, Chao Cai, Yusheng Shi

“…Compared to other engineering materials, this composite offers significantly higher specific stiffness and specific strength while maintaining favorable thermal conductivity and a low coefficient of thermal expansion. Finite element simulation of uniaxial tensile behavior indicates that powder gradation optimizes load transfer. …”
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Bearing Behavior of H-Shaped Honeycombed Steel Web Composite Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges under Eccentrical Compression Load by Jing Ji, Chenyu Yu, Liangqin Jiang, Jiedong Zhan, Hongguo Ren, Sixue Hao, Shaojie Fan, Li Jiang, Yubo Lin, Lingjie He

“…Considering the nonlinear constitutive model of concrete and simplified constitutive model of steel, the finite element (FE) model of STHCCs was established by ABAQUS software. …”
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Superior energy storage capacity of polymer-based bilayer composites by introducing 2D ferroelectric micro-sheets by Zhenhao Fan, Jian Dai, Yuyan Huang, Hang Xie, Yitao Jiao, Wenfeng Yue, Fu Huang, Yuqun Deng, Dawei Wang, Qingfeng Zhang, Yunfei Chang

“…Excitingly, an ultra-high discharged energy density of 25.0 J cm−3 and a large efficiency of 81.2% are achieved in Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15-poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15-polyetherimide bilayer composites under a dramatically enhanced breakdown strength of 8283 kV cm−1. Finite element simulations along with experimental test results demonstrate that greatly improved breakdown strength is ascribed to uniform and horizontal alignments of Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 sheets (~1–2 μm) in the matrix and interface effect of adjacent layers with large dielectric differences, which effectively inhibit electrical tree evolution and conduction loss. …”
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Moisture Migration and Control of New Embankment for Reconstruction and Expansion Project in Southern China by Junhui Zhang, Feng Li, Ling Zeng, Junhui Peng, Le Ding, Liang He

“…To reveal the moisture migration of the existing and new embankment and control the rise of volumetric moisture content in new embankment, six frequency domain reflectometry sensors were installed in existing and new embankment to monitor the volumetric moisture content. A finite element model for the embankment was established and verified with the measured data. …”
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A Typical Basalt Platform Landslide: Mechanism and Stability Prediction of Xiashan Landslide by Yongliang Huang, Zhiwei Sun, Chunyan Bao, Man Huang, Anyuan Li, Minghao Liu

“…On this basis, combined with the numerical analysis method, a finite element model of the slope considering rainfall and groundwater conditions is constructed to analyze the causes and failure mechanism of this landslide comprehensively. …”
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Thermal Mismatch Effect and High-Temperature Tensile Performance Simulation of Hybrid CMC and Superalloy Bolted Joint by Progressive Damage Analysis by Shuyuan Zhao, Jianglong Dong, Chao Lv, Zhengyu Li, Xinyang Sun, Wenjiao Zhang

“…To address this concern, a finite element model embedded with progressive damage analysis was established to simulate the thermostructural behavior and high-temperature tensile performance of single-lap, single-bolt C/SiC composite and superalloy joint, by using the ABAQUS software. …”
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The Effect of Combined Tensile-Torsional Loading Path on the Stress/Strain States of Thin-Walled Circular Tubes by Yue Gao, Fei Shao, Qian Xu, Linyue Bai, Qingna Ma, Mei Shen, Lixiang He, Ming Chen

“…Based on the von Mises yield criterion and the assumption of isotropic linear hardening, the methods of stress path and strain path loading are analyzed to study the effect of combined tensile-torsional loading path on thin-walled circular tubes. A finite element model is used to analyze the loading path effect on thin-walled circular tubes. …”
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Study on the Vibration Isolation Mechanism of Loofah Sponge by Weijun Tian, Xu Li, Xiaoli Wu, Linghua Kong, Naijing Wang, Shasha Cao

“…Scanning models of the loofah sponge were generated using the RX Solutions nano-CT system in France, and finite element analysis was performed using the ANSYS Workbench. …”
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The research into the propagation law of the shock wave of a gas explosion inside a building by Shu-Chao Lin, You-Chun Xu, Pei-Dong Yang, Shan Gao, Yi-Jun Zhou, Jin Xu

“…Based on the dissipation rate conservation equations of turbulent kinetic energy in the k-ε turbulence model, a complicated three-dimensional finite element model of a kitchen filled with gas mixture is developed by using the open source field operation and manipulation (OpenFOAM). …”
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Design of Dielectric Elastomer Actuator and Its Application in Flexible Gripper by Xiaoyu Meng, Jiaqing Xie, Haoran Pang, Wenchao Wei, Jiping Niu, Mingqiang Zhu, Fang Gu, Xiaohuan Fan, Haiyan Fan

“…Based on the performance test results of the dielectric elastomer (DE), the bending deformation process of DEAs with different shapes was simulated by Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation. DEAs with different shapes were prepared through laser cutting and the relationship between the voltage and the bending angle, and the output force of the DEAs was measured. …”
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