Material point method after 25 years: theory, implementation, and applications

A De Vaucorbeil, VP Nguyen, S Sinaie… - Advances in applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been 25 years since Sulsky and her coworkers developed the first version of the
material point method (MPM): a quasi particle method to solve continuum mechanics …

Dynamic modeling of large deformation slope failure using smoothed particle finite element method

WH Yuan, K Liu, W Zhang, B Dai, Y Wang - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, a novel node-based explicit smoothed particle finite element method (SPFEM),
on the basis of the particle finite element method (PFEM) framework, is utilized to evaluate …

Post-failure analysis of the Maierato landslide using the material point method

E Conte, L Pugliese, A Troncone - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The 15 February 2010 Maierato landslide has become the symbol of the
hydrogeological instability of the Calabria region (Southern Italy). It occurred after a long …

Stabilized material point methods for coupled large deformation and fluid flow in porous materials

Y Zhao, J Choo - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The material point method (MPM) has been increasingly used for the simulation of large-
deformation processes in fluid-infiltrated porous materials. For undrained poromechanical …

3D simulation of Vajont disaster. Part 1: Numerical formulation and validation

A Franci, M Cremonesi, U Perego, G Crosta… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a numerical method for the simulation of landslides generated impulse
waves and its application to the historical Vajont case study. The computational tool is based …

Numerical simulation of the 1995 rainfall-induced Fei Tsui Road landslide in Hong Kong: new insights from hydro-mechanically coupled material point method

X Liu, Y Wang, DQ Li - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
A rainfall-induced landslide case history in Hong Kong, ie, the Fei Tsui Road landslide on 13
August 1995, is simulated in this study using a two-phase material point method (MPM). With …

Simulating retrogressive slope failure using two different smoothed particle finite element methods: a comparative study

YF Jin, ZY Yin, WH Yuan - Engineering Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
Various smoothed particle finite element methods (SPFEMs) have been developed to
simulate large deformation problems, but their efficiency and accuracy in simulating …

An integrated SEM-Newmark model for physics-based regional coseismic landslide assessment

D Huang, G Wang, C Du, F Jin, K Feng… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Earthquake-induced landslides are one of the most catastrophic effects of earthquakes, as
evidenced by many historic events over the past decades, such as the 1994 Northridge …

A generalized interpolation material point method for modelling coupled seepage-erosion-deformation process within unsaturated soils

X Lei, S He, X Chen, H Wong, L Wu, E Liu - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, a computational framework based on the material point method (MPM) is
developed to study the coupled seepage-erosion-deformation process within unsaturated …

A naturally stabilized semi-Lagrangian meshfree formulation for multiphase porous media with application to landslide modeling

H Wei, JS Chen, F Beckwith, J Baek - Journal of Engineering …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
A stabilized meshfree formulation for modeling nonlinear, multiphase porous media with
application to landslide simulation is presented. To effectively capture the hydromechanical …