The objective of this study is to determine the probability of injury of human crack vertebra condition subjected to compressive loading. The model had been used in this study was reconstructed from image processing and develop using SolidWorks software. The three dimensional finite element model of lumbar vertebra was organized using Ansys software. In this work, all the model components were ...

Displacement finite element models of various beam theories have been developed using traditional finite element interpolations (i.e., Hermite cubic or equi-spaced Lagrange functions). Various finite element models of beams differ from each other in the choice of the interpolation functions used for the transverse deflection w, total rotation φ and/or shear strain γxz, or in the integral form u...

a non-linear finite element model could be a useful tool in the development of a method of predicting soil pressure-sinkage behaviour, and can be used to investigate and analyze soil compaction. this study was undertaken to emphasize that the finite element method (fem) is a proper technique to model soil pressure-sinkage behaviour. for this purpose, the finite element method was used to model ...

distal extension removable partial denture is a prosthesis with lack of distal dental support with a 13-fold difference in resiliency between the mucosa and the periodontal ligament, resulting in leverage during compression forces. it may be potentially destructive to the abutments and the surrounding tissues. the aim of this study was to assess the effect of implant location on stress distribu...

in this paper, single, bi-layered and three-layered tube hydroforming processes were numerically simulated using the finite element method. it was found that the final bulges heights resulted from the models were in good agreement with the experimental results. three types of modeling were kept with the same geometry, tube material and process parameters to be compared between the obtained hydr...

By using the finite element $p$-Version in convection-diffusion problems, we can attain to a stabilized and accurate results. Furthermore, the fundamental of the finite element $p$-Version is augmentation degrees of freedom. Based on the fact that the finite element and the meshless methods have similar concept, it is obvious that many ideas in the finite element can be easily used in the meshl...

Simulation results from finite element models using two types of 3D polycrystal geometric representations, one with a voxel representation and stair-stepped grain boundaries and the other with smooth grain boundaries, are compared. Both models start with a periodic grain structure representation, which is in the form of a regular, rectangular 3D array of points, where each point is assigned an ...

A shell/3D modeling technique was developed for which a local solid finite element model is used only in the immediate vicinity of the delamination front. The goal was to combine the accuracy of the full three-dimensional solution with the computational efficiency of a plate or shell finite element model. Multi-point constraints provide a kinematically compatible interface between the local 3D ...

A finite element formulation using the reduced magnetic vector potential and the electric scalar potential is proposed for modeling eddy current nondestructive testing problems in which the probe coil scans across the sample. Excitation coil is not meshed and the remeshing is avoided during the motion of the coil. The mesh and system matrix remain unchanged with different coil positions. The in...