Abstract The classical method of optimising structures for strength is computationally expensive due to the requirement performing complex non-linear finite element analysis (FEA). This study aims optimise an artificial neural network (ANN) architecture perform task predicting adhesively bonded joints in place FEA. A manual multi-objective optimisation was performed find a suitable ANN design s...

Knowledge of factors, which influence stress and its distribution, is of key importance to the successful production of durable restorations. One of this is the marginal geometry. The objective of this study was to evaluate, by finite element analysis (FEA), the influence of different marginal designs on the stress distribution in teeth prepared for cast metal crowns. Five margin designs were t...

Knowledge of factors, which influence stress and its distribution, is of key importance to the successful production of durable restorations. One of this is the marginal geometry. The objective of this study was to evaluate, by finite element analysis (FEA), the influence of different marginal designs on the stress distribution in teeth prepared for cast metal crowns. Five margin designs were t...

This is Part II of a three article series on using databases for Finite Element Analysis (FEA). It discusses (1) db design, (2) data loading, (3) typical use cases during grid building, (4) typical use cases during simulation (get and put), (5) typical use cases during analysis (also done in Part III) and some performance measures of these cases. It argues that using a database is simpler to im...

In this paper, we proposed Isochron~a tic Infornlation. which is a metllod of strl~ctllral description of color images. Isochronlatic Inforn~ation is ~lsrfill to extract line featllres wllich are color edgrs and so on. And, s11rfiic.e fea tllres which are regions and so on. too. First. we sta te Isochroma tic Inforn~ation ant1 a r~lcthotl of i t s estraction. Nest, a method of line fcatllre ext...

To reach a better understanding of the suspension of the eye in the orbit, an orbital mechanics model based upon finite-element analysis (FEA) has been developed. The FEA model developed contains few prior assumptions or constraints (e.g., the position of the eye in the orbit), allowing modeling of complex three-dimensional tissue interactions; unlike most current models of eye motility. Active...

Previous work by Au, Lucas, Sheckerd & Odette [1] and Haggag and Lucas [2] and others showed that ball indentation testing techniques can be used to evaluate flow properties. More recently Haggag et al [3] have extended and refined the general approach. This work is aimed at assessing the accuracy and reliability of this method based on finite element analysis (FEA) simulations of the ball inde...

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and atomistic simulations are used to model Ge/Si quantum dots. The three dimensional non-uniform composition profile in Ge(Si)/Si(001) quantum dots is calculated using atomistic modelling. The results are compared to experimental data from the literature. FEA is used to model the contact angle dependence of the strain energy of the QD. An equation is fitted to the...