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Development and validation of lumbar spine finite element model
PublicationThe functional biomechanics of the lumbar spine have been better understood by finite element method (FEM) simulations. However, there are still areas where the behavior of soft tissues can be better modeled or described in a different way. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a lumbar spine section intended for biomechanical research. A FE model of the 50th percentile adult male (AM) Total Human Model for Safety...
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Finite Element model updating on experimental modal parameters
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On finite element modelling of architectural fabrics for hanging roofs
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy modelowania konstytutywnego i identyfikacji parametrów materiałowych dla tkanin technicznych powszechnie stosowanych w konstrukcjach membranowo-cięgnowych. Autorzy przedstawiają krótką charakterystyke modeli stosowanych w opisie zachowania sie tkanin technicznych. Opisano metodę do idetyfikacji nieliniowo-sprężystych właściwości tkanin technicznych. Dodatkowo dokonao porówania wyników z prób jednoosiowego rozciągania...
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Special Issue "Applications of Finite Element Modeling for Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems"
PublicationNumerical modeling is very important in today's engineering because, among other things, it reduces the costs associated with prototyping or predicting the occurrence of potentially dangerous situations during operation in certain defined conditions. Different methods have so far been used to implement the real structure into the numerical version. The most popular have been variations of the finite element method (FEM). The aim...
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Assessment of rod behavior theories used in spectral finite element modeling
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono teorie prętów i przedstawiono ich przydatnośc w analizie propagacji fal sprężystych z wykorzystaniem metody spektralnych elementów skończonych.
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Finite element modeling of shear localization in granular bodies in hypoplasticity with enhancements
PublicationW pracy omówiono wyniki numeryczne lokalizacji okształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych. Obliczenia wykonano stosując prawo hipoplastyczne z rozszerzeniami w ramach mechaniki ośrodka gradientowego, nielokalnego i mikropolarnego. Obliczenia przeprowadzono dla różnych problemów brzegowych z uwzględnieniem lokalizacji. Wyniki analiz porównano z doświadczeniami.
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The spectral finite element model for analysis of flexural–shear coupled wave propagation
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Noise spectral density computation based on finite element model of piezoceramic sensor
PublicationThe high sensitivity with wide bandwidth is required for sensor applications in non-destructive testing (NDT). The sensitivity of piezoceramic sensors demands to minimize their noise especially thermal noise, polarisation noise and low frequency 1/f noise,which are the main sources of voltage or current fluctuation in this sort of sensors. For simplicity, only the piezoceramic part of sensor was under study. the theoretical and...
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Finite element modelling of a historic church structure in the context of a masonry damage analysis
PublicationThe paper includes a case study of modelling a real historic church using the finite element method (FEM) based on laser scans of its geometry. The main goal of the study was the analysis of the causes of cracking and crushing of masonry walls. An FEM model of the structure has been defined in ABAQUS. A non-linear dynamic explicit analysis with material model including damage plasticity has been performed. A homogenization procedure...
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Experimental Study and Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Column Having an Opening
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Updating Finite Element Model of a Wind Turbine Blade Section Using Experimental Modal Analysis Results
PublicationThis paper presents selected results and aspects of themultidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research oriented for the experimental and numerical study of the structural dynamics of a bend-twist coupled full scale section of awind turbine blade structure.Themain goal of the conducted research is to validate finite elementmodel of themodified wind turbine blade section mounted in the flexible support structure accordingly to the...
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Atomic-Scale Finite-Element Modeling of Elastic Mechanical Anisotropy in Finite-Sized Strained Phosphorene Nanoribbons
PublicationNanoribbons are crucial nanostructures due to their superior mechanical and electrical properties. This paper is devoted to hybrid studies of the elastic mechanical anisotropy of phosphorene nanoribbons whose edges connect the terminals of devices such as bridges. Fundamental mechanical properties, including Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, and density, were estimated from first-principles calculations for 1-layer, 3-layer, and...
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Nonlinear finite element modeling of vibration control of plane rod-type structural members with integrated piezoelectric patches
PublicationThis paper addresses modeling and finite element analysis of the transient large-amplitude vibration response of thin rod-type structures (e.g., plane curved beams, arches, ring shells) and its control by integrated piezoelectric layers. A geometrically nonlinear finite beam element for the analysis of piezolaminated structures is developed that is based on the Bernoulli hypothesis and the assumptions of small strains and finite...
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The spectral finite element model for analysis of flexural-shear coupled wave propagation. Part 1, Laminated multilayer composite beam
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono model spectralnego elementu skończonego umożliwiającego symulację propagacji fali giętno-ścinającej w materiałąch kompozytowych.
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The spectral finite element model for analysis of flexural-shear coupled wave propagation. Part 2: Delaminated multilayer composite beam
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The spectral finite element model for analysis of flexural-shear coupled wave propagation. Part 2, Delaminated multilayer composite beam
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono, wykorzystując metodę elementów spektralnych, analizę wpływu delaminacji na propagację fali giętno-ścinającej w belce kompozytowej.
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Finite element modeling of plastic hinges based on ductility demand-capacity method using nonlinear material for dynamic analysis
PublicationThe article discusses modeling plastic hinges in reinforced concrete interme-diate supports using finite elements methods. The ductility demand-capacitymethod was used to determine the geometrical parameters of cross-section plas-ticization zones, their ability to move and rotate, as well as their ductility. Dueto the varied geometry and stiffness of the supports and their nonlinear behav-ior under dynamic load, this method was...
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Rigid Finite Element Modeling for Identification of Vibrations in Elastic in Elastic Rod Driven by a DC-motor Suplied from a Thyristor Rectifier
PublicationRozdział dotyczy analizy numerycznej układu elektromechanicznego. Układ składa się z silnika zasilanego z jednopołówkowego prostownika tysystorowego i napędzanego tym silnikiem wirującego pręta. Celem obliczeń jest określenie postaci i wielkości drgań pręta, jeśli uwzględniamy jego elastyczność. Dyskretna struktura modelu to łańcuch wielomasowy ciał - sztywnych ciał połączonych bezmasowymi węzłami. Autorzy obliczyli zachowanie...
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Portico Farmhouses of the Vistula Delta: Architecture, Current State and Finite Element Modelling of Timber Roof Truss under Material and Cross-section Uncertainty
PublicationThe article focuses on the oldest surviving I-type portico houses located in the Vistula Delta, which were built in the 17th and 18th centuries. The study describes the houses’ origins, structure, details of roof structures and technical condition, and it also includes numerical modelling of a roof truss and its mechanical analysis. Numerical models of the roof trusses are defined and analysed by means of the finite element method....
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Validation of lumbar spine finite element model
Open Research DataThe functional biomechanics of the lumbar spine have been better understood by finite element method (FEM) simulations. However, there are still areas where the behavior of soft tissues can be better modeled or described in a different way. The purpose of this research is to develop and validate a lumbar spine section intended for biomechanical research....
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Finite element models used in diagnostics of transverse cracks in bridge approach pavement
Open Research DataTransverse cracks in the asphalt pavement were observed on bridge structures next to single-module expansion joints with a 5 meter approach slab set at the depth of 1 m. The finite element (FE) models of the approach pavement were created to investigate the reasons of premature cracking and crack initiation mechanism over the back edge of the abutment...
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Finite Element Approaches to Model Electromechanical, Periodic Beams
PublicationPeriodic structures have some interesting properties, of which the most evident is the presence of band gaps in their frequency spectra. Nowadays, modern technology allows to design dedicated structures of specific features. From the literature arises that it is possible to construct active periodic structures of desired dynamic properties. It can be considered that this may extend the scope of application of such structures. Therefore,...
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Wideband Model Order Reduction for Macromodels in Finite Element Method
PublicationAbstract: This paper presents a novel algorithm for accelerating 3D Finite Element Method simulations by introducing macromodels created in local model order reduction in the selected subdomains of the computational domain. It generates the projection basis for a compact system of equations associated with a separate subdomain. Due to non-linear frequency dependency in the Right Hand Side (RHS), the standard reduction methods do...
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Mechanical model of fascia-implant structure. Finite element simulation.
PublicationPraca dotyczy modelowania i symulacji syntetycznych implantów chirurgicznych stosowanych w leczeniu przepulin brzusznych metodą laparoskowpową. Prponowane są modele matematyczne a ich prawidłowość weryfikowana jest na podstawie badań doświadczalnych zachowania się modeli fizycznych wszczepionych implantów pod wpływem obciążeń wynikających z fizjologii człowieka. Nakreślona jest metodologia oceny trwałości połączenia siatki chirurgicznej...
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Reliable Greedy Multipoint Model-Order Reduction Techniques for Finite-Element Analysis
PublicationA new greedy multipoint model-order reduction algorithm for fast frequency-domain finite-element method simulations of electromagnetic problems is proposed. The location of the expansion points and the size of the projection basis are determined based on a rigorous error estimator. Compared to previous multipoint methods, the quality of the error estimator is significantly improved by ensuring the orthogonality of the projection...
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FEM (Finite Element Method) Numeric Analyses of the Syrenka S201 Car Model
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GPU-accelerated finite element method
PublicationIn this paper the results of the acceleration of computations involved in analysing electromagnetic problems by means of the finite element method (FEM), obtained with graphics processors (GPU), are presented. A 4.7-fold acceleration was achieved thanks to the massive parallelization of the most time-consuming steps of FEM, namely finite-element matrix-generation and the solution of a sparse system of linear equations with the...
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Wideband Macromodels in Finite Element Method
PublicationThis letter proposes a novel projection technique for accelerating Finite Element Method simulations. The algorithm is based on the Second-order Arnoldi Method for Passive Order Reduction (SAPOR). It involves generation of two projection bases and thanks to this it is applicable to the systems of equations, which contain the quadratic frequency-dependence in the input term, that arise when projection is applied locally in the selected...
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Finite element matrix generation on a GPU
PublicationThis paper presents an efficient technique for fast generation of sparse systems of linear equations arising in computational electromagnetics in a finite element method using higher order elements. The proposed approach employs a graphics processing unit (GPU) for both numerical integration and matrix assembly. The performance results obtained on a test platform consisting of a Fermi GPU (1x Tesla C2075) and a CPU (2x twelve-core...
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Reduced-order models in the finite element analysis
PublicationA novel technique of incorporating macromodels into finite element electromagnetic analysis of waveguide components is presented. Macromodels are generated by using a model order reduction algorithm (ENOR), which results in significant decrease of the number of variables, that describe the computational region. Proposed technique allows for using a few independent macromodels as well as to duplicating one macromodel in many subregions...
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Macromodeling techniques for accelerated finite element analysis
PublicationThis paper deals with the Model Order Reduction applied locally in the Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis. Due to the reduction process, blocks of FEM system matrices associated with selected subregions of the computational domain are projected onto the subspaces spanned by the vectors of suited orthogonal projection basis. In effect, large and sparse FEM matrices are replaced with small and dense ones, called macromodels. This...
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A new anisotropic bending model for nonlinear shells: Comparison with existing models and isogeometric finite element implementation
PublicationA new nonlinear hyperelastic bending model for shells formulated directly in surface form is presented, and compared to four existing prominent bending models. Through an essential set of elementary nonlinear bending test cases, the membrane and bending stresses of each model are examined analytically. Only the proposed bending model passes all the test cases, while the other bending models either fail or only pass the test cases for...
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A Review: Applications of the Spectral Finite Element Method
PublicationThe Spectral Finite Element Technique (SFEM) has Several Applications in the Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics, which will be Covered in this Review Article. The Spectral Finite Element Method (SFEM) is a Variant of the Traditional Finite Element Method FEM that Makes use of Higher Order Basis Functions (FEM). One of the most Fundamental Numerical Techniques Employed in the Numerical Simulation is the SFEM, which Outperforms...
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A new finite element with variable Young's modulus
PublicationThe Finite Element Method (FEM) is a numerical technique that is well-established in the field of engineering. However, in biological sciences, it is justtaking its first steps. Bone tissue is an example of biological material which isexposed to high loads in its natural environment. Practically every movementof the body results in changing stress levels in the bone. Nature copes with thisvery well but when human intervention is...
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Study of the Effectiveness of Model Order Reduction Algorithms in the Finite Element Method Analysis of Multi-port Microwave Structures
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of model order reduction algorithms in finite element method analysis of multi-port microwave structures. Consideration is given to state of the art algorithms, i.e. compact reduced-basis method (CRBM), second-order Arnoldi method for passive-order reduction (SAPOR), reduced-basis methods (RBM) and subspace-splitting moment-matching MOR (SSMM-MOR)
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A Finite Element Approach for Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids
PublicationThis book focuses on wave propagation phenomena in elastic solids modelled by the use of the finite element method. Although the latter is a well-established and popular numerical tool used by engineers and researchers all around the word the process of modelling of wave propagation can still be a challenge. The book introduces a reader to the problem by presenting a historical background and offering a broad perspective on the...
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Automatic Reduction-Order Selection for Finite-Element Macromodels
PublicationAn automatic reduction-order selection algorithm for macromodels in finite-element analysis is presented. The algorithm is based on a goal-oriented a posteriori error estimator that operates on low-order reduced blocks of matrices, and hence, it can be evaluated extremely quickly.
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Finite Element Method Applied in Electromagnetic NDTE: - A Review
PublicationThe paper contains an original comprehensive review of finite element analysis (FEA) applied by researchers to calibrate and improve existing and developing electromagnetic non-destructive testing and evaluation techniques, including but not limited to magnetic flux leakage (MFL), eddy current testing, electromagnetic-acoustic transducers (EMATs). Premium is put on the detection and modelling of magnetic field, as the vast majority...
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Viscoplastic constitutive laws and their implementation it the finite element method
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono zasady formułowania i zastosowania w metodzie elementów skończonych lepkoplastycznych praw konstytutywnych. Podano skrótowo sposób identyfikacji parametrów i omówiono pewne szczególne założenia, które muszą być przyjęte aby można było dane prawo zastosować w obliczeniach numerycznych.
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Forty-five years of the Rigid Finite Element Method
PublicationIn the paper there are described developments of the method in the past 45 year years in dynamical analysis of system with constant and changing in time configuration, including also control of the systems.
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An algorithm for enhancing macromodeling in finite element analysis of waveguide components
PublicationAn algorithm for enhancing the finite element method with local model order reduction is presented. The proposed technique can be used in fast frequency domain simulation of waveguide components and resonators. The local reduction process applied to cylindrical subregions is preceded by compression of the number of variables on its boundary. As a result,the finite element large system is converted into a very compact set of linear...
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Dynamics of flexible multibody systems : Rigid finite element method.
PublicationW książce przedstawiono zagadnienie przekształceń jednorodnych, z punktu widzenia opisu dynamiki układów wielomasowych, złożonych z brył sztywnych. Omówiono metodę sztywnych elementów skończonych, w której model składa się z brył sztywnych połączonych elementami sprężystymi i tłumiącymi, a także jej wersję zmodyfikowaną. W modelu uwzględnia się duże przemieszczenia brył. Przedstawiono obliczenia dla belki wspornikowej oraz omówiono...
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A coupled constitutive model for fracture in plain concrete based on continuum theory with non-local softening and eXtended Finite Element Method
PublicationThe paper presents a constitutive model for concrete which combines a continuous and discontinuous fracture description. In a continuum regime, two different constitutive laws were used. First, a plasticity model with a Rankine failure criterion and an associated fl ow rule was used. Second, a constitutive law based on isotropic damage mechanics was formulated. In order to capture the width of a localized zone and to obtain mesh-independent...
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Generation of large finite-element matrices on multiple graphics processors
PublicationThis paper presents techniques for generating very large finite-element matrices on a multicore workstation equipped with several graphics processing units (GPUs). To overcome the low memory size limitation of the GPUs, and at the same time to accelerate the generation process, we propose to generate the large sparse linear systems arising in finite-element analysis in an iterative manner on several GPUs and to use the graphics...
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Finite element simulation of cross shaped window panel supports
PublicationThe aim of the work is to verify suitability of cross-shaped window panel supports for mullion-transom wall systems. The Finite Element Method (FEM) is chosen to determine the behaviour of stainless steel elements under loading. The advanced non-linear numerical simulations are carried out using an implicit FEM software package MSC.Marc. This study is proposed to initiate the comprehensive investigation of mechanical properties...
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Large deformation finite element analysis of undrained pile installation
PublicationIn this paper, a numerical undrained analysis of pile jacking into the subsoil using Abaqus software suit has been presented. Two different approaches, including traditional Finite Element Method (FEM) and Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) formulation, were tested. In the first method, the soil was modelled as a two-phase medium and effective stress analysis was performed. In the second one (ALE), a single-phase medium was assumed...
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Spectral Finite Element Method in Condition Monitoring and Damage Detection
PublicationIt is well known that the dynamic behaviour of engineering structures may carry very important and crucial information that can be further used for the assessment of their condition as well as detection of any damage induced. The current interest in monitoring techniques based on the propagation of guided elastic waves requires that numerical techniques used for modelling the phenomena associated must shift into the realm of high...
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Finite element description of nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour of technical fabric
PublicationW pracy podano propozycję nieliniowego modelowania zachowania się tkaniny technicznej. Podano wyniki identyfikacji i zweryfikowano poprzez numeryczną symulację prób laboratoryjnych
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Experiences with viscoplastic constitutive equations in finite element shell analysis
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono problemy zastosowania lekoplastycznych równań konstytutywnych w anlizie powłok metodą elementów skończonych. Pokazano historie rozwoju tego rodzaju modeli. Rozważono podstawowe założenia jakie muszą być zrobione.Omówiono doświadczenia konieczne do identyfikacji parametrów materiałowych modeli. Przedstawiono problemy jakie mogą wynikną w analizie numerycznej (problemy dokładności i stabilności algorytmów) Pracę...
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adaptive finite-element multigrid method in 3d magnetostatic analysis.
PublicationPrzedstawiono procedurę analizy magnetostatycznej obwodów mikrofalowych zawierających przewodniki o dowolnym kształcie. Zakłada się pobudzenie pola magnetostatycznego zadane w postaci wartości całkowitego prądu płynącego w przewodniku sygnałowym. Warunki brzegowe w strukturze od dowolnym kształcie, bez płaszczyzn symetrii wprowadza się za pomocą powierzchni rozdzielających. Takie sformułowanie problemu prowadzi jednak do szeregu...