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Finite Element Modeling of Flanging/Hemming Process for Automotive Panels (자동차 외판 플랜징/헤밍 공정에 대한 유한요소해석 모델링)

  • 김헌영;임희택;최광용;이우홍;박춘달
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2002.05a
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    • pp.103-107
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    • 2002
  • The 2nd forming process of flanging/hemming has recently many interest because it determines external quality of automobile. It is difficult to apply finite element simulation in flanging/hemming due to small element size which needs for expression of bending effect on the die corner and big model size of side door, back door, tank lid and like opening Parts. This paper shows the process of flanging/hemming simulation using finite element model for automotive panels. The explicit finite element program PAM-STAMP$\^$TM/ was used to simulate the flanging and hemming operations.

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Nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete structures subjected to transient thermal loads

  • Zhou, C.E.;Vecchio, F.J.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.455-479
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes a 2D nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) platform that combines heat flow analysis with realistic analysis of cracked reinforced concrete structures. The behavior models included in the structural analysis are mainly based on the Modified Compression Field Theory and the Distributed Stress Field Model. The heat flow analysis takes into account time-varying thermal loads and temperature-dependent material properties. The capability of 2D nonlinear transient thermal analysis is then implemented into a nonlinear finite element analysis program VecTor2(C) for 2D reinforced concrete membranes. Analyses of four numerical examples are performed using VecTor2, and results obtained indicate that the suggested nonlinear finite element analysis procedure is capable of modeling the complete response of a concrete structure to thermal and mechanical loads.

Sensitivity Analysis of the Galerkin Finite Element Method Neutron Diffusion Solver to the Shape of the Elements

  • Hosseini, Seyed Abolfazl
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.49 no.1
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    • pp.29-42
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of the present study is the presentation of the appropriate element and shape function in the solution of the neutron diffusion equation in two-dimensional (2D) geometries. To this end, the multigroup neutron diffusion equation is solved using the Galerkin finite element method in both rectangular and hexagonal reactor cores. The spatial discretization of the equation is performed using unstructured triangular and quadrilateral finite elements. Calculations are performed using both linear and quadratic approximations of shape function in the Galerkin finite element method, based on which results are compared. Using the power iteration method, the neutron flux distributions with the corresponding eigenvalue are obtained. The results are then validated against the valid results for IAEA-2D and BIBLIS-2D benchmark problems. To investigate the dependency of the results to the type and number of the elements, and shape function order, a sensitivity analysis of the calculations to the mentioned parameters is performed. It is shown that the triangular elements and second order of the shape function in each element give the best results in comparison to the other states.

Nonlinear finite element vibration analysis of functionally graded nanocomposite spherical shells reinforced with graphene platelets

  • Xiaojun Wu
    • Advances in nano research
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.141-153
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    • 2023
  • The main objective of this paper is to develop the finite element study on the nonlinear free vibration of functionally graded nanocomposite spherical shells reinforced with graphene platelets under the first-order shear deformation shell theory and von Kármán nonlinear kinematic relations. The governing equations are presented by introducing the full asymmetric nonlinear strain-displacement relations followed by the constitutive relations and energy functional. The extended Halpin-Tsai model is utilized to specify the overall Young's modulus of the nanocomposite. Then, the finite element formulation is derived and the quadrilateral 8-node shell element is implemented for finite element discretization. The nonlinear sets of dynamic equations are solved by the use of the harmonic balance technique and iterative method to find the nonlinear frequency response. Several numerical examples are represented to highlight the impact of involved factors on the large-amplitude vibration responses of nanocomposite spherical shells. One of the main findings is that for some geometrical and material parameters, the fundamental vibrational mode shape is asymmetric and the axisymmetric formulation cannot be appropriately employed to model the nonlinear dynamic behavior of nanocomposite spherical shells.

Surface Temperature in Sliding Systems Using the FFT Finite Element Analysis (FFT-FEM을 이용한 윤활 기구에서 표면온도에 관한 연구)

  • 조종두;안수익
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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    • 1999.06a
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    • pp.73-79
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    • 1999
  • Finite element equations by using fast Fourier transformation were formulated for studying temperatures resulting from frictional heating in sliding systems. The equations include the effect of velocity of moving components. The program developed by using FFT-FEM that combines Fourier transform techniques and the finite element method, was applied to the sliding bearing system. Numerical prediction obtained by FFT-FEM was in an excellent agreement of experimental temperature measurements.

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FREE SURFACE FLOW COMPUTATION USING MOMENT-OF-FLUID AND STABILIZED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (Moment-Of-Fluid (MOF) 방법과 Stabilized Finite Element 방법을 이용한 자유표면유동계산)

  • Ahn, H.T.
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.228-230
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    • 2009
  • The moment-of-fluid (MOF) method is a new volume-tracking method that accurately treats evolving material interfaces. Based on the moment data (volume and centroid) for each material, the material interfaces are reconstructed with second-order spatial accuracy in a strictly conservative manner. The MOF method is coupled with a stabilized finite element incompressible Navier-Stokes solver for two fluids, namely water and air. The effectiveness of the MOF method is demonstrated with a free-surface dam-break problem.

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Analysis of Progressive Fracture in Concrete using Finite Elements with Embedded Discontinuous Line (내부 불연속 요소를 사용한 콘크리트의 파괴진행해석)

  • 송하원;우승민;김형운
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.450-455
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    • 1998
  • In this paper, finite element with embedded discontinuous line is introduced in order to avoid the difficulties of adding new nodal points along with crack growth in discrete crack model. With the discontinuous element using discontinuous shape function, stiffness matrix of finite element is derived and dual mapping technique for numerical integration is employed. Using the finite element program made with employed algorithms, algorithm is verified and fracture analysis of simple concrete beam is performed.

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THE ORDER OF CONVERGENCE IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

  • KIM CHANG-GEUN
    • The Pure and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.12 no.2 s.28
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    • pp.153-159
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    • 2005
  • We investigate the error estimates of the h and p versions of the finite element method for an elliptic problems. We present theoretical results showing the p version gives results which are not worse than those obtained by the h version in the finite element method.

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Finite Element Modeling of Low Density Polyurethane Foam Material (저밀도 폴리우레탄 포옴재료의 유한요소 모델링)

  • 김원택;최형연
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.183-188
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    • 1996
  • The compressive stress-strain response of Low Density Polyurethane foam material is modeled using the finite element method. A constitutive equation which include experimental constants based on quasi-static and dynamic uniaxial compression test is proposed. Impact test with different impactor masses and velocities are performed to verify the proposed model. The comparison between impact test and finite element analysis shows good agreements.

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Lp error estimates and superconvergence for finite element approximations for nonlinear parabolic problems

  • LI, QIAN;DU, HONGWEI
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 2000
  • In this paper we consider finite element mathods for nonlinear parabolic problems defined in ${\Omega}{\subset}R^d$ ($d{\leq}4$). A new initial approximation is taken. Optimal order error estimates in $L_p$ for $2{\leq}p{\leq}{\infty}$ are established for arbitrary order finite element. One order superconvergence in $W^{1,p}$ for $2{\leq}q{\leq}{\infty}$ are demonstrated as well.

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