Advanced Finite Element Method and Its Applications, Second Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 1216
Special Issue Editor
Interests: finite element analysis; anisogrid lattice structures; structural engineering; solid mechanics; structural analysis; mechanics of materials; finite element modeling; mechanical behavior of materials; stress analysis; mechanics of composite materials
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Dear Colleagues,
The finite element method has become a fundamental tool for many engineering disciplines, providing valuable simulation results to support the design process. The accuracy of the results has allowed for streamlining the conceptual iterations toward the final product and has opened new optimization possibilities.
Even today, scientific interest in this topic is high. Since its inception, many scientific contributions have aimed to enlarge the applications of the finite element method to encompass structural engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics, thermo-fluid mechanics, chemical engineering, electro-magnetism, manufacturing processes, and, more recently, digital twins.
Therefore, the second edition of this Special Issue aims to gather innovative contributions on the formulations of finite element solutions for specific problems, derivations of custom approaches and in-house software, definitions of specific multi-physical workflows, and optimization approaches. Papers discussing algorithms that can be used for the numerical efficiency of the analytical and post-processing procedures are also welcome.
Dr. Valerio Belardi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- finite element analysis
- numerical methods
- semi-analytical methods
- simulations
- custom finite elements
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