Implementation of the finite element method in the three-dimensional discontinuous deformation analysis (3D-DDA)

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 1883-1902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roozbeh Grayeli ◽  
Kianoosh Hatami
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Discontinuous Deformation Analysis ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Discontinuous Deformation ◽  
Element Method

Towards Predicting Relative Belt Edge Endurance With the Finite Element Method

1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. De Eskinazi ◽  
K. Ishihara ◽  
H. Volk ◽  
T. C. Warholic
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Shear Deformations ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Vertical Loading ◽  
Predicted Values ◽  
Element Method

Abstract The paper describes the intention of the authors to determine whether it is possible to predict relative belt edge endurance for radial passenger car tires using the finite element method. Three groups of tires with different belt edge configurations were tested on a fleet test in an attempt to validate predictions from the finite element results. A two-dimensional, axisymmetric finite element analysis was first used to determine if the results from such an analysis, with emphasis on the shear deformations between the belts, could be used to predict a relative ranking for belt edge endurance. It is shown that such an analysis can lead to erroneous conclusions. A three-dimensional analysis in which tires are modeled under free rotation and static vertical loading was performed next. This approach resulted in an improvement in the quality of the correlations. The differences in the predicted values of various stress analysis parameters for the three belt edge configurations are studied and their implication on predicting belt edge endurance is discussed.

The Convergence of the H-P Version of the Finite Element Method with Quasi-Uniform Meshes for Three Dimensional Poisson Problems with Edge Singularity

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 1551-1555
Author(s):  
Jian Ming Zhang ◽  
Yong He
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Weighted Sobolev Spaces ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Smooth Functions ◽  
Edge Singularity ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Element Method

This paper is concerned with the convergence of the h-p version of the finite element method for three dimensional Poisson problems with edge singularity on quasi-uniform meshes. First, we present the theoretical results for the convergence of the h-p version of the finite element method with quasi-uniform meshes for elliptic problems on polyhedral domains on smooth functions in the framework of Jacobi-weighted Sobolev spaces. Second, we investigate and analyze numerical results for three dimensional Poission problems with edge singularity. Finally, we verified the theoretical predictions by the numerical computation.

The Finite-Element Method—Part I

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiro Kobayashi ◽  
Soo-Ik Oh ◽  
Taylan Altan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Plane Elasticity ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Deformation Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Element Method

The concept of the finite-element procedure may be dated back to 1943 when Courant approximated the warping function linearly in each of an assemblage of triangular elements to the St. Venant torsion problem and proceeded to formulate the problem using the principle of minimum potential energy. Similar ideas were used later by several investigators to obtain the approximate solutions to certain boundary-value problems. It was Clough who first introduced the term “finite elements” in the study of plane elasticity problems. The equivalence of this method with the well-known Ritz method was established at a later date, which made it possible to extend the applications to a broad spectrum of problems for which a variational formulation is possible. Since then numerous studies have been reported on the theory and applications of the finite-element method. In this and next chapters the finite-element formulations necessary for the deformation analysis of metal-forming processes are presented. For hot forming processes, heat transfer analysis should also be carried out as well as deformation analysis. Discretization for temperature calculations and coupling of heat transfer and deformation are discussed in Chap. 12. More detailed descriptions of the method in general and the solution techniques can be found in References [3-5], in addition to the books on the finite-element method listed in Chap. 1. The path to the solution of a problem formulated in finite-element form is described in Chap. 1 (Section 1.2). Discretization of a problem consists of the following steps: (1) describing the element, (2) setting up the element equation, and (3) assembling the element equations. Numerical analysis techniques are then applied for obtaining the solution of the global equations. The basis of the element equations and the assembling into global equations is derived in Chap. 5. The solution satisfying eq. (5.20) is obtained from the admissible velocity fields that are constructed by introducing the shape function in such a way that a continuous velocity field over each element can be denned uniquely in terms of velocities of associated nodal points.

scholarly journals Finite-Element Simulation of the Barnes Ice Cap

1979 ◽  
Vol 24 (90) ◽  
pp. 489-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Emery ◽  
E. A. Hanafy ◽  
G. H. Holdsworth ◽  
F. Mirza
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Ice Cap ◽  
Stress Dependent ◽  
Analytical Approaches ◽  
Element Method

Abstract The finite-element method is being used to simulate glacier flow problems, with particular emphasis on the surge behaviour of the Barnes Ice Cap, Baffin Island. Following an advanced feasibility study to determine the influence of major factors such as bed topography and flow relationships, a refined simulation model is being developed to incorporate realistically: the thermal regime of the ice mass; large deformations during flow and sliding; basal sliding zones; a temperature and stress dependent ice flow relationship; mass balance; and three-dimensional influences. The findings of the advanced feasibility study on isothermal, steady-state flow of the Barnes Ice Cap are presented in the paper before turning to a detailed discussion of the refined simulation model and its application to surging. It is clear that the finite-element method allows necessary refinements not available to analytical approaches.

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