... on TKA performance and patient’s satisfaction. Changing these parameters, different scenarios have been modeled and simulated to understand the most suitable combination. Finite element analysis (FEA) has been employed to simulate and compare the proposed customized models, changing the different...

... geometry-based re-initialization scheme. Finally, several design examples are provided to confirm the usefulness of the proposed structural optimization method. 02 12 2008 04 01 2011 30 03 2011 30 03 2011 design engineering elasticity finite element analysis microactuators...

...Vikalp Mishra; Krishnan Suresh It is well recognized that 3D finite element analysis is inappropriate for analyzing thin structures such as plates and shells. Instead, a variety of highly efficient and specialized 2D methods have been developed for analyzing such structures. However, 2D methods...

... to apply. 28 12 2007 04 08 2009 16 10 2009 approximation theory finite element analysis Monte Carlo methods shells (structures) stochastic processes Large nonlinear random responses of temporally and spatially nonhomogeneous and homogeneous shell structures under...

... of it, becomes slender, modern 3D computational methods, such as finite element analysis (FEA), will slow down significantly, and may even lead to erroneous results. The underlying reasons are well-known ( 2 3 4 5 ), and reviewed later in Sec. 3A . Thus, while 3D FEA is appropriate for analyzing the solid...

... theoretical properties, while simultaneously its computational efficiency is inherited from the use of analytical solutions. 02 11 2007 16 10 2008 04 08 2009 CAD finite element analysis flow simulation mechanical engineering computing microchannel flow finite element...

...Ashok V. Kumar; Ravi Burla; Sanjeev Padmanabhan; Linxia Gu A method for finite element analysis using a regular or structured grid is described that eliminates the need for generating conforming mesh for the geometry. The geometry of the domain is represented using implicit equations, which can...

...Nsikan Udoyen; David Rosen Adaptive reuse of archived parametric finite element analysis (FEA) models involves integration of new information into archived models to model similar new problems. Retrieval of relevant archived models and supporting documents from electronic repositories is difficult...

... with benchmark problems, indicating that they have superior accuracy compared with other lower-order tetrahedral elements. 19 06 2007 29 07 2007 finite element analysis matrix algebra solid modelling variational techniques Solid modeling is an integral part of the manufacturing...

.... Consequently, accurate tool models are also needed for predicting the occurrence of these defects. Boolean algebra drilling finite element analysis production engineering computing solid modelling 15 09 2006 09 07 2007 The algorithm has been implemented in ACIS , a general...

... finite element analysis to initialize another typically use a variation of a specific nodal based mapping. The simplicity and ease of implementation make this mapping very attractive. In its simplest form, the mapping first assigns a node in the analyzed model the average value of the elements that share...

... for the additional effort required in the as-built modeling of high value parts. Further validation of the approach has been proposed as future work. 22 09 2005 29 06 2006 engineering graphics CAD solid modelling computational geometry finite element analysis as-built modeling model...

... of data exchange standards in the aeronautics industry. It deals with the use of the STEP AP209 standard dedicated to the exchange of finite element analysis data. Applied in the context of Concurrent Engineering within the extended enterprise, the STEP AP209 standard should enhance the communication...

... to change the mesh properties, we can easily improve and control the mesh properties required for finite element analysis. 09 10 2004 02 03 2005 mesh generation computer aided engineering product development reverse engineering Finite Element Analysis Multiresolution Technique...

...Elena Kartasheva; Valery Adzhiev; Alexander Pasko; Oleg Fryazinov; Vladimir Gasilov The presented approach to discretization of functionally defined heterogeneous objects is oriented towards applications associated with numerical simulation procedures, for example, finite element analysis (FEA...

... manufacturing processes polynomials finite element analysis heat conduction product development During many phases of the product development process, a component’s surfaces need to be modified for various reasons. In the design phase we often want to achieve a particular shape from an aesthetic...

... systems using this representation. These include Pro-E 5 , IDEAS 6 , UG/Solid-Modeling 7 , to name just a few. With further integration of the product data management applications, solid models generated by the design are used directly in the finite element analysis (FEA) and simulation...