Strength and Interaction of Soil Reinforced with Three-Dimensional Elements

2007 ◽  
Vol 340-341 ◽  
pp. 1285-1290
Author(s):  
M.X. Zhang ◽  
S.L. Zhang ◽  
J.M. Peng ◽  
A.A. Javadi

For conventional reinforced soil, the reinforcements are put horizontally in the soil. A new concept of soil reinforced with three-dimensional elements was proposed. In 3D reinforced soil, besides conventional horizontal reinforcements, some vertical and 3D reinforcements can also be laid in the soil. The triaxial tests on sand reinforced with 3D reinforcement were carried out. From the experimental results, the differences of stress-strain relationship and shear strength between horizontal reinforced sand and 3D reinforced one were analyzed. The experimental results show that 3D reinforcement not only increases its cohesion, the angle of internal friction has been increased greatly, especially with 3D elements on both sides. Based on experimental results, a retaining structure reinforced with 3D reinforcements was analyzed by the finite element method. The stress distribution and interaction between 3D elements and soil were studied. The plastic zone and stability analysis of the retaining structure reinforced with 3D reinforcements were investigated by finite element method by shear strength reduction technique.

2014 ◽  
Vol 556-562 ◽  
pp. 738-741
Author(s):  
Hong Lu ◽  
Mi Aye Su Khaing ◽  
Sheng Gao ◽  
Jian Liu

Straightening process is to achieve the best standard and improve geometric quality of products caused by heat treatments and internal structural changes. The straightening of the guide rail was analyzed using the load-deflection straightening model. In this paper, three dimensional FE simulation of the reverse bending and straightening of the steel bar conducted as part of the research to numerically investigate for the mechanical engineering applications are presented. This paper is focused on the straightening precision of the guide rail and springback prediction using finite element method. According to the experimental results, by using numerical simulation with finite element analysis (FEA), the relationships among the maximal loading stroke and straightening stroke with the cross-section shape will be gained, and also the result curves were discussed qualitatively. The appropriateness of the simulation procedures employed in this work is represented for similar condition that is a good agreement between the finite element method and experimental results.


1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. De Eskinazi ◽  
K. Ishihara ◽  
H. Volk ◽  
T. C. Warholic

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.


1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Koishi ◽  
K. Kabe ◽  
M. Shiratori

Abstract The finite element method has been used widely in tire engineering. Most tire simulations using the finite element method are static analyses, because tires are very complex nonlinear structures. Recently, transient phenomena have been studied with explicit finite element analysis codes. In this paper, the authors demonstrate the feasibility of tire cornering simulation using an explicit finite element code, PAM-SHOCK. First, we propose the cornering simulation using the explicit finite element analysis code. To demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed simulation, computed cornering forces for a 175SR14 tire are compared with experimental results from an MTS Flat-Trac Tire Test System. The computed cornering forces agree well with experimental results. After that, parametric studies are conducted by using the proposed simulation.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1421
Author(s):  
Michał Szulborski ◽  
Sebastian Łapczyński ◽  
Łukasz Kolimas ◽  
Łukasz Kozarek ◽  
Desire Dauphin Rasolomampionona ◽  
...  

In this paper, a detailed three-dimensional, transient, finite element method of fuse link NH000 gG 100 A is proposed. The thermal properties during the operation of the fuses under nominal (100 A) and custom conditions (110 and 120 A) are the main focus of the analyses that were conducted. The work concerns both the outside elements of the fuse link (ceramic body) and the elements inside (current circuit). Both the distribution of the electric current and its impact on the temperature of the construction parts of the fuses during their operating mode have been described. Temperature distribution, power losses and energy dissipation were measured using a numerical model. In order to verify and validate the model, two independent teams of scientists executed experimental research, during which the temperature was measured on different parts of the device involving the rated current. Finally, the two sets of results were put together and compared with those obtained from the simulation tests. A possible significant correlation between the results of the empirical tests and the simulation work was highlighted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-360
Author(s):  
Xiang-Zhong Chen ◽  
Yun-He Liu ◽  
Chang-Chun Yin ◽  
Chang-Kai Qiu ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
...  

2013 ◽  
Vol 387 ◽  
pp. 159-163
Author(s):  
Yi Chern Hsieh ◽  
Minh Hai Doan ◽  
Chen Tai Chang

We present the analyses of dynamics behaviors on a stroller wheel by three dimensional finite element method. The vibration of the wheel system causes by two different type barriers on the road as an experiment design to mimic the real road conditions. In addition to experiment analysis, we use two different packages to numerically simulate the wheel system dynamics activities. Some of the simulation results have good agreement with the experimental data in this research. Other interesting data will be measured and analyzed by us for future study and we will investigate them by using adaptive finite element method for increasing the precision of the computation results.


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