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5 Citations
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19 August 2024

This paper proposes a novel yet simple approach to the adaptive finite element (FE) analysis of the first-order Initial Value Problems (IVPs) in the maximum norm by introducing the reduced element technique. In the present approach, the FE solution u...

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212 Views
23 Pages

5 February 2026

This paper presents, by taking the elastic string vibration problem as the model problem, the space–time reduced element and the corresponding adaptive analysis algorithm. The solution of the space–time reduced element is extracted from t...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
1,833 Views
12 Pages

25 August 2022

In this study, we mainly employ a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to lower the dimension for the unknown Crank–Nicolson finite element (FE) (CNFE) solution coefficient vectors of the viscoelastic wave (VW) equation so as to build a reduce...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,722 Views
17 Pages

Finite Element Analysis of Mandibular Anterior Teeth with Healthy, but Reduced Periodontium

  • Ioana-Andreea Sioustis,
  • Mihai Axinte,
  • Marius Prelipceanu,
  • Alexandra Martu,
  • Diana-Cristala Kappenberg-Nitescu,
  • Silvia Teslaru,
  • Ionut Luchian,
  • Sorina Mihaela Solomon,
  • Nicanor Cimpoesu and
  • Silvia Martu

23 April 2021

Finite element analysis studies have been of interest in the field of orthodontics and this is due to the ability to study the stress in the bone, periodontal ligament (PDL), teeth and the displacement in the bone by using this method. Our study aime...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,578 Views
17 Pages

5 February 2023

The mixed finite element (MFE) method is one of the most valid numerical approaches to solve hydrodynamic equations because it can be very suited to solving problems with complex computing domains. Regrettably, the MFE method for the hydrodynamic equ...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,306 Views
13 Pages

20 November 2023

We here employ a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to reduce the dimensionality of unknown coefficient vectors of finite element (FE) solutions for the fractional Tricomi-type equation and develop a reduced-dimension extrapolating FE (RDEFE) meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
2,642 Views
11 Pages

1 August 2020

This study is mainly concerned with the reduced-order extrapolating technique about the unknown solution coefficient vectors in the Crank-Nicolson finite element (CNFE) method for the parabolic type partial differential equation (PDE). For this purpo...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,354 Views
23 Pages

2 April 2019

We present a nonintrusive approach for combining high-fidelity simulations using Finite-Volume (FV) methods with Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) and Galerkin Reduced-Order Modeling (ROM) methodology. By nonintrusive we here imply an approach th...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,006 Views
26 Pages

1 June 2024

The main objective of this paper is to reduce the dimensionality of unknown coefficient vectors of finite-element (FE) solutions in two-grid (CN) FE (TGCNFE) format for the nonlinear unsaturated soil water flow problem by using a proper orthogonal de...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
542 Views
22 Pages

This paper presents a Crank–Nicolson mixed finite element method along with its reduced-order extrapolation model for a fourth-order nonlinear diffusion equation with Caputo temporal fractional derivative. By introducing the auxiliary variable...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,789 Views
12 Pages

2 August 2024

In this work, non-linear elastic deformations of beams are investigated. The kinematics of the beam is derived based on an element with four-parameter containing a through-the-thickness stretch parameter to avoid Poisson locking. Moreover, the Kirchh...

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  • Open Access
1,753 Views
29 Pages

11 September 2023

To efficiently address the challenge of thermoelastic coupling in functionally graded materials, we propose an approach that combines the radial integral boundary element method (RIBEM) with proper orthogonal decomposition (POD). This integration est...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,863 Views
13 Pages

4 October 2022

We herein mainly employ a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to study the reduced dimension of unknown solution coefficient vectors in the Crank–Nicolson finite element (FE) (CNFE) method for the symmetric tempered fractional diffusion equat...

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  • Open Access
1,578 Views
33 Pages

Design and Finite Element Analysis of Reducer Housing Based on ANSYS

  • Yingshuai Liu,
  • Xueming Gao,
  • Hao Huang and
  • Jianwei Tan

6 October 2025

As a pivotal component of the single-gear reducer, the casing of the miniature car reducer not only safeguards the internal transmission system but also interfaces seamlessly with the external structure. Currently, the structural design of domestic s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
10,017 Views
15 Pages

15 January 2019

This paper presents the results of a conducted topology management optimization study based on the finite element analysis on a two-stage spur gear reducer housing body and cover using the SOLIDWORKS Simulation module. The main goal of the study is t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,964 Views
14 Pages

23 September 2021

Sensitivity analysis is widely used in engineering fields, such as structural damage identification, model correction, and vibration control. In general, the existing sensitivity calculation formulas are derived from the complete finite element model...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,725 Views
18 Pages

This study introduces an innovative model-order reduction (MOR) technique that integrates boundary element and finite element methodologies, streamlining the analysis of wideband vibro-acoustic interactions within aquatic and aerial environments. The...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
13,522 Views
20 Pages

8 December 2009

A major problem that often arises in modeling Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) such as Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) sensors using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is the extensive computational capacity required. In this study a new approach is ad...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,811 Views
17 Pages

A Dimension-Reduced Line-Element Method to Model Unsaturated Seepage Flow in Porous Media

  • Min Li,
  • Xiaobo Zhang,
  • Guoliang Su,
  • Chenglong Fan,
  • Qiang Zhang,
  • Le Yi and
  • Tianyu Jing

22 December 2023

Contrary to the continuum hypothesis, which averages water flow across the entire domain, including both grains and pores, the line-element model concentrates unsaturated flow in the pore space in the intermediate region of horizontal and vertical ch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,877 Views
20 Pages

28 August 2023

In order to reduce the numerical difficulty of the 3D transient free surface flow problems in porous media, a line element method is proposed by dimension reduction. Different from the classical continuum-based methods, homogeneous permeable pores in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,302 Views
12 Pages

Functional Load Capacity of Teeth with Reduced Periodontal Support: A Finite Element Analysis

  • Marco Dederichs,
  • Paul Joedecke,
  • Christian-Toralf Weber and
  • Arndt Guentsch

The purpose of this study was to investigate the functional load capacity of the periodontal ligament (PDL) in a full arch maxilla and mandible model using a numerical simulation. The goal was to determine the functional load pattern in multi- and si...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,177 Views
24 Pages

14 October 2024

A reduced-dimension (RD) method based on the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) technology and the linearized Crank–Nicolson mixed finite element (CNMFE) scheme for solving the 2D nonlinear extended Fisher–Kolmogorov (EFK) equation is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,988 Views
12 Pages

14 September 2022

The reducing rate distribution is critical for the quality and precision of the final pipe during the process of stretch-reducing of the seamless pipe. The inhomogeneous deformation of the pipe may occur if the reducing rate distribution is improper....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,119 Views
17 Pages

10 August 2022

A helmet is the main protective equipment for a child pillion passenger. A safe helmet must be able to mitigate head and brain injuries resulting from high head impact loading. A lightweight helmet is preferable, especially for children. This paper p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,616 Views
20 Pages

Stick–Slip Prevention of Drill Strings Using Model Predictive Control Based on a Nonlinear Finite Element Reduced-Order Model

  • Qingfeng Guo,
  • Gonghui Liu,
  • Jiale Zhu,
  • Xiao Cai,
  • Minglei Men,
  • Lei Liang,
  • Aoqing Wang and
  • Baochang Xu

7 May 2025

During the drilling process, stick–slip vibrations are one of the critical causes of bottom-hole assembly (BHA) failure and reduced drilling efficiency. To address this, this study first proposes a drill-string model based on a three-dimensiona...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,286 Views
39 Pages

7 June 2017

Within the framework of the state-of-the-art, this paper presents a summary of some common research works carried out by the authors concerning computational methods for the prediction of the responses in the frequency domain of general linear dissip...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,198 Views
16 Pages

Reduced-order stick models are frequently employed to obtain dynamic amplification factors of self-elevating units (SEU), while the full-order finite element (FE) models are used for quasi-static analyses. This paper develops an efficient framework t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,326 Views
14 Pages

In this paper, we introduce a novel method for establishing an efficiency map of interior permanent-magnet synchronous motors that are used for electric vehicle propulsion, by employing the finite-element method (FEM) and a neural network (NN) to red...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,773 Views
14 Pages

28 February 2019

High-precision and efficiently distributed discrete element models for water environment simulation are urgently needed in large-scale river network areas, but most distributed discrete element models are serially computed and need performance improv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,952 Views
19 Pages

8 January 2025

The increasing demand for dynamic analysis of large-scale structural systems has highlighted the need for efficient model reduction methods. Reduced order modeling allows large finite element models to be represented with significantly fewer degrees...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,943 Views
20 Pages

9 March 2022

The failure of harmonic gear drive is mainly caused by the fatigue fracture of flexible wheels and the fatigue damage of flexible bearings. In this paper, the stress sensitivity and fatigue life characteristics of flexible wheels with thin-walled vul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,502 Views
15 Pages

Correlation Analysis of Soil Nutrients and Quality Index in Pepper Planting Areas

  • Chuanjing Liang,
  • Dan Xing,
  • Jianwen He,
  • Dehui Tu and
  • Yongping Wang

21 November 2024

This study explores the correlation between soil nutrient elements and pepper fruit quality in Guizhou Province, highlighting regional variations in nutrient influence. Guizhou, with its unique mountainous and karst terrain, provides a distinct ecolo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
888 Views
27 Pages

This research proposes a method for reducing the dimension of the coefficient vector for Crank–Nicolson mixed finite element (CNMFE) solutions to solve the fourth-order variable coefficient parabolic equation. Initially, the CNMFE schemes and c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,318 Views
12 Pages

24 May 2019

The purpose of this study was to synthesize high-quality recycled α-Fe2O3 to improve its complex permittivity properties by reducing the particles to nanosize through high energy ball milling. Complex permittivity and permeability characterizat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,962 Views
11 Pages

6 August 2009

If the Hamiltonian in the time independent Schrödinger equation, HΨ = , is invariant under a group of symmetry transformations, the theory of group representations can help obtain the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of H. A finite group that is not a...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
16,009 Views
23 Pages

A Novel MEMS Capacitive Microphone with Semiconstrained Diaphragm Supported with Center and Peripheral Backplate Protrusions

  • Shubham Shubham,
  • Yoonho Seo,
  • Vahid Naderyan,
  • Xin Song,
  • Anthony J. Frank,
  • Jeremy Thomas Morley Greenham Johnson,
  • Mark da Silva and
  • Michael Pedersen

25 December 2021

Audio applications such as mobile phones, hearing aids, true wireless stereo earphones, and Internet of Things devices demand small size, high performance, and reduced cost. Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) capacitive microphones fulfill these re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,975 Views
24 Pages

2 February 2025

α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is implicated in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and plays a significant role in neuronal degeneration. Iron response proteins (IRPs) bind to iron response elements (IREs) found in the 5′-un...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
1,844 Views
11 Pages

27 December 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious global health issue, leading to serious disabilities. One type of TBI is acute subdural haematoma (ASDH), which occurs when a bridging vein ruptures. Many numerical models of these structures, mainly based on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,230 Views
20 Pages

Toward Digital Twin Development for Implant Placement Planning Using a Parametric Reduced-Order Model

  • Seokho Ahn,
  • Jaesung Kim,
  • Seokheum Baek,
  • Cheolyong Kim,
  • Hyunsoo Jang and
  • Seojin Lee

Real-time stress distribution data for implants and cortical bones can aid in determining appropriate implant placement plans and improving the post-placement success rate. This study aims to achieve these goals via a parametric reduced-order model (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
23,850 Views
17 Pages

16 December 2015

This paper proposes an optimal design of a middle motor integrated into a mid-drive unit for pedal electric cycles. This middle motor is an axial-flux permanent magnet brushless DC motor with a stator plate. Facing this plate is a rotor plate that ac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,909 Views
17 Pages

21 November 2022

The unsaturated flow problem is of important applied background and its mixed finite element (MFE) method can be used to simultaneously calculate both water content and flux in soil, which is the most ideal calculation method. Nonetheless, it include...

  • Article
  • Open Access
382 Views
27 Pages

Modeling Soft Rehabilitation Actuators: Segmented PRB Formulations with FEM-Based Calibration

  • Tomislav Bazina,
  • David Liović,
  • Jelena Srnec Novak and
  • Ervin Kamenar

1 January 2026

Soft pneumatic glove actuators for hand rehabilitation require compact, accurate models that can be evaluated in real time. At the same time, high-fidelity finite element (FE) simulations are too slow for iterative design and control. We develop a fi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,621 Views
30 Pages

Reduced-Dimension Surrogate Modeling to Characterize the Damage Tolerance of Composite/Metal Structures

  • Corey Arndt,
  • Cody Crusenberry,
  • Bozhi Heng,
  • Rochelle Butler and
  • Stephanie TerMaath

7 November 2023

Complex engineering models are typically computationally demanding and defined by a high-dimensional parameter space challenging the comprehensive exploration of parameter effects and design optimization. To overcome this curse of dimensionality and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,807 Views
24 Pages

22 July 2021

We consider the estimation of parameter-dependent statistics of functional outputs of steady-state convection–diffusion–reaction equations with parametrized random and deterministic inputs in the framework of linear elliptic partial differential equa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,618 Views
24 Pages

A New Approach in Heat Transfer Analysis: Reduced-Scale Straight Bars with Massive and Square-Tubular Cross-Sections

  • Gábor Turzó,
  • Ildikó-Renáta Száva,
  • Sándor Dancsó,
  • Ioan Száva,
  • Sorin Vlase,
  • Violeta Munteanu,
  • Teofil Gălățanu and
  • Zsolt Asztalos

8 October 2022

This paper reports experimental and theoretical result derived from research on steel structural elements’ fire-protection with intumescent paint. The experimental results were obtained by means of an original testing bench, briefly described below a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
5,930 Views
18 Pages

Physico-Chemical Characterization of an Urban Rainwater (Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Palma Orlović-Leko,
  • Kristijan Vidović,
  • Irena Ciglenečki,
  • Dario Omanović,
  • Mathieu Dutour Sikirić and
  • Ivan Šimunić

28 January 2020

The characterization of organic matter (OM) and trace elements (TEs) was conducted in bulk precipitation samples collected in an urban area of Croatia (Zagreb center), from January 2009 to October 2011 (N = 31). Characterization of OM was performed b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,040 Views
16 Pages

Simultaneous Regression and Selection in Nonlinear Modal Model Identification

  • Christopher Van Damme,
  • Alecio Madrid,
  • Matthew Allen and
  • Joseph Hollkamp

13 March 2021

High fidelity finite element (FE) models are widely used to simulate the dynamic responses of geometrically nonlinear structures. The high computational cost of running long time duration analyses, however, has made nonlinear reduced order models (RO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,411 Views
15 Pages

Response of Seismically Damaged Steel Reduced Beam Section Joints under Fire

  • Roberto Tartaglia,
  • Mario D’Aniello and
  • Raffaele Landolfo

13 March 2023

The behaviour of seismically damaged steel joints with reduced beam section (RBS) at elevated temperatures has not been widely investigated yet. Therefore, the study summarized in this article aimed to (i) analyse the response of RBS joints at high t...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
792 Views
9 Pages

The increasing complexity of large-scale thin-walled structures can be handled by using a hierarchical modelling approach. However, in structural engineering a true preliminary design phase is frequently skipped, since reduced models are often either...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
1,904 Views
11 Pages

29 June 2022

By means of a proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to cut down the dimensionality of unknown finite element (FE) solution coefficient vectors in the Crank–Nicolson (CN) mixed FE (CNMFE) method for two-dimensional (2D) unsteady Stokes equations...

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