scholarly journals Three-Dimensional Strain Analysis of Single-Lap Bolted Joints in Thick Composites Using Fibre-Optic Gauges and the Finite-Element Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 523-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Restivo ◽  
G Marannano ◽  
G A Isaicu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Fibre Optic ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Thick Composites ◽  
Element Method

Towards Predicting Relative Belt Edge Endurance With the Finite Element Method

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. De Eskinazi ◽  
K. Ishihara ◽  
H. Volk ◽  
T. C. Warholic
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Shear Deformations ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Predicted Values ◽  
Element Method

Abstract The paper describes the intention of the authors to determine whether it is possible to predict relative belt edge endurance for radial passenger car tires using the finite element method. Three groups of tires with different belt edge configurations were tested on a fleet test in an attempt to validate predictions from the finite element results. A two-dimensional, axisymmetric finite element analysis was first used to determine if the results from such an analysis, with emphasis on the shear deformations between the belts, could be used to predict a relative ranking for belt edge endurance. It is shown that such an analysis can lead to erroneous conclusions. A three-dimensional analysis in which tires are modeled under free rotation and static vertical loading was performed next. This approach resulted in an improvement in the quality of the correlations. The differences in the predicted values of various stress analysis parameters for the three belt edge configurations are studied and their implication on predicting belt edge endurance is discussed.

The Convergence of the H-P Version of the Finite Element Method with Quasi-Uniform Meshes for Three Dimensional Poisson Problems with Edge Singularity

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 1551-1555
Author(s):  
Jian Ming Zhang ◽  
Yong He
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Weighted Sobolev Spaces ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Smooth Functions ◽  
Edge Singularity ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Element Method

This paper is concerned with the convergence of the h-p version of the finite element method for three dimensional Poisson problems with edge singularity on quasi-uniform meshes. First, we present the theoretical results for the convergence of the h-p version of the finite element method with quasi-uniform meshes for elliptic problems on polyhedral domains on smooth functions in the framework of Jacobi-weighted Sobolev spaces. Second, we investigate and analyze numerical results for three dimensional Poission problems with edge singularity. Finally, we verified the theoretical predictions by the numerical computation.

scholarly journals Finite-Element Simulation of the Barnes Ice Cap

1979 ◽  
Vol 24 (90) ◽  
pp. 489-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Emery ◽  
E. A. Hanafy ◽  
G. H. Holdsworth ◽  
F. Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Ice Cap ◽  
Stress Dependent ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
Element Method

Abstract The finite-element method is being used to simulate glacier flow problems, with particular emphasis on the surge behaviour of the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island. Following an advanced feasibility study to determine the influence of major factors such as bed topography and flow relationships, a refined simulation model is being developed to incorporate realistically: the thermal regime of the ice mass; large deformations during flow and sliding; basal sliding zones; a temperature and stress dependent ice flow relationship; mass balance; and three-dimensional influences. The findings of the advanced feasibility study on isothermal, steady-state flow of the Barnes Ice Cap are presented in the paper before turning to a detailed discussion of the refined simulation model and its application to surging. It is clear that the finite-element method allows necessary refinements not available to analytical approaches.

Nonhomogeneous Ventricular Wall Strain: Analysis of Errors and Accuracy

1993 ◽  
Vol 115 (4B) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis K. Waldman ◽  
Andrew D. McCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Strain Analysis ◽  
Noninvasive Methods ◽  
Single Plane ◽  
Cardiac Deformation ◽  
Cardiac Strain ◽  
Element Method

Nonhomogeneous distributions of strains are simulated and utilized to determine two potential errors in the measurement of cardiac strains. First, the error associated with the use of single-plane imaging of myocardial markers is examined. We found that this error ranges from small to large values depending on the assumed variation in stretch. If variations in stretch are not accompanied by substantial regional changes in ventricular radius, the associated error tends to be quite small. However, if the nonuniform stretch field is a result of substantial variations in local curvature from their reference values, large errors in stretch and strain occur. For canine hearts with circumferential radii of 2 to 4 cm, these errors in stretch may be as great as 30 percent or more. Moreover, gradients in stretch may be over- or underestimated by as much as 100 percent. In the second part of this analysis, the influence of random measurement errors in the coordinate positions of markers on strains computed from them is studied. Arrays of markers covering about 16 cm2 of ventricular epicardium are assumed and nonuniform stretches imposed. The reference and deformed positions of the markers are perturbed with Gaussian noise with a standard deviation of 0.1 mm, and then strains are computed using either homogeneous strain theory or a nonhomogeneous finite element method. For the strain distributions prescribed, it is found that the finite element method reduces the error resulting from noise by about 50 percent over most of the region. Accurate measurements of cardiac strain distributions are needed for correlation with and validation of realistic three-dimensional stress analyses of the heart. Moreover, with the advent of increasingly effective noninvasive methods to measure cardiac deformation such as magnetic resonance imaging, the use of nonhomogeneous strain analysis to determine more accurate strain distributions has increasing clinical significance.

A Method for Obtaining a Three-Dimensional Geometric Model of Dental Implants for Analysis via the Finite Element Method

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Carvalho Silva ◽  
Tulimar Machado Pereira Cornacchia ◽  
Estevam Barbosa de Las Casas ◽  
Cláudia Silami de Magalhães ◽  
Allyson Nogueira Moreira
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Dental Implants ◽  
Geometric Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Element Method
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