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 …

Material point method: Overview and challenges ahead

WT Sołowski, M Berzins, WM Coombs… - Advances in Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper gives an overview of Material Point Method and shows its evolution over the last
25 years. The Material Point Method developments followed a logical order. The article aims …

Probabilistic simulation of entire process of rainfall-induced landslides using random finite element and material point methods with hydro-mechanical coupling

X Liu, Y Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
Rainfall-induced landslides are a major geohazard worldwide, which involve a complicated
process, starting from rainfall infiltration, to landslide triggering and initiation, and post-failure …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an implicit material point method for geotechnical applications

B Wang, PJ Vardon, MA Hicks, Z Chen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2016 - Elsevier
An implicit material point method (MPM), a variant of the finite element method (FEM), is
presented in this paper. The key feature of MPM is that the spatial discretisation uses a set of …

Incompressible material point method for free surface flow

F Zhang, X Zhang, KY Sze, Y Lian, Y Liu - Journal of Computational …, 2017 - Elsevier
To overcome the shortcomings of the weakly compressible material point method (WCMPM)
for modeling the free surface flow problems, an incompressible material point method …

[HTML][HTML] Coupled GIMP and CPDI material point method in modelling blast-induced three-dimensional rock fracture

D Wan, M Wang, Z Zhu, F Wang, L Zhou, R Liu… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional rock fracture induced by blasting is a highly complex problem and has
received considerable attention in geotechnical engineering. The material point method is …

A material point-finite element (MPM-FEM) model for simulating three-dimensional soil-structure interactions with the hybrid contact method

Z Lei, B Wu, S Wu, Y Nie, S Cheng, C Zhang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Large deformation in soils and frictional soil-structure contact are important geotechnical
processes that should be considered when designing protective structures to cushion the …

Investigation of influence of baffles on landslide debris mobility by 3D material point method

X Li, Q Yan, S Zhao, Y Luo, Y Wu, D Wang - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
In mountainous terrain, landslide debris is a common occurrence around the world that can
potentially result in catastrophic consequences to downstream residents and facilities …

[HTML][HTML] iGIMP: An implicit generalised interpolation material point method for large deformations

TJ Charlton, WM Coombs, CE Augarde - Computers & Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Material Point Method (MPM) uses a combined Eulerian-Lagrangian approach
to solve problems involving large deformations. A problem domain is discretised as material …

Coupling of material point and continuum discontinuum element methods for simulating blast-induced fractures in rock

Z Yue, J Zhou, C Feng, X Wang, L Peng… - Computers and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A rock blasting simulation method is proposed that couples the material point method (MPM)
and continuum discontinuum element method (CDEM). Blast-induced rock fractures are …