Shape Memory Alloys: Material Modeling and Device Finite Element Simulations

2008 ◽  
Vol 583 ◽  
pp. 257-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ferdinando Auricchio ◽  
Alessandro Reali
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shape Memory Alloys ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Biomedical Engineering ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Material Modeling ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Numerical Studies

The use of shape memory alloys (SMA) in an increasing number of applications in many ¯elds of engineering, such as biomedical engineering, is leading to a growing interest toward an exhaustive modeling of their macroscopic behavior in order to construct reliable simulation tools for SMA devices. In this paper we review a robust three-dimensional model able to reproduce both pseudo-elastic and shape-memory behaviors and we report numerical studies where it is used for the simulation of SMA-based biomedical devices.

A Fluid-Structure Coupled Computational Framework for Fluid-Induced Failure and Fracture

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick D. Lea ◽  
Charbel Farhat ◽  
Kevin G. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Extended Finite Element Method ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Extended Finite Element ◽  
Computational Framework ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Fracture Models

This work extends and generalizes a recently developed fluid-structure coupled computational framework to model and simulate fluid-induced failure and fracture. In particular, a novel surface representation approach is proposed to represent a fractured fluid-structure interface in the context of embedded boundary method. This approach is generic in the sense that it is applicable to many different computational fracture models and methods, including the element deletion (ED) technique and the extended finite element method (XFEM). Two three-dimensional model problems are presented to demonstrate the salient features of the computational framework, and to compare the performance of ED and XFEM in the context of fluid-induced failure and fracture.

scholarly journals FEM analysis of a new miniplate: stress distribution on the plate, screws and the bone

2012 ◽  
Vol 06 (01) ◽  
pp. 009-015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Didem Nalbantgil ◽  
Murat Tozlu ◽  
Fulya Ozdemir ◽  
Mehmet Oguz Oztoprak ◽  
Tulin Arun
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Cortical Bone ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Fem Analysis ◽  
Force Distribution ◽  
Bone Surface ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

ABSTRACTObjectives: Non-homogeneous force distribution along the miniplates and the screws is an unsolved question for skeletal anchorage in orthodontics. To overcome this issue, a miniplate structure was designed featuring spikes placed on the surface facing the cortical bone. The aim of this study was to examine and compare the force distribution of the newly designed plate-screw systems with the conventional one.Methods: A model of bone surface with 1.5 mm cortical thickness, along with the two newly designed miniplates and a standard miniplate-screw were simulated on the three-dimensional model. 200 g experimental force was applied to the tip of the miniplates and the consequential effects on the screws and cortical bone was evaluated using three-dimensional finite element method.Results: As a result of this finite element study, remarkably lower stresses were observed on the screws and the cortical bone around the screws with the newly designed miniplate when compared with the conventional one.Conclusion: The newly designed miniplate that has spikes was found effective in reducing the stress on and around the screws and the force was distributed more equivalently. (Eur J Dent 2012;6:9-15)

Study on the Complete Equivalent Initial Imperfection of High Formwork Supporting Frame with Pulley-Clip Style

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3052-3056
Author(s):  
Wei Jun Yang ◽  
Yong Da Yang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Initial Imperfection ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Horizontal Load ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Supporting Frame

New full hall scaffolds with pulley-clip style formwork support system is adopted in the concert hall of Changsha. This paper presents the concept of the complete equivalent initial imperfection according to the characteristics of too many influential factors on the high formwork supporting frame，then makes the complete equivalent initial imperfectione equivalent to assumed equivalent horizontal load in order to ensure the safety of the frame. At the same time, it gets a three-dimensional model by the general finite element software ANSYS 10.0. Based on the results of experiment and finite element analysis, it gets the recommended value of assumed equivalent horizontal load. The study on the high formwork supporting frame with pulley-clip style provides some reference for other similar projects.

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