Typical areas of application of explicit dynamics are impact, crash test, and most importantly,
wave propagation simulations. Due to the numerically highly demanding nature of these …

Explicit time integration methods are an integral part of solving structural dynamics problems
such as the propagation of elastic and acoustic waves, impact scenarios including crash …

Point-cloud-based geometry acquisition techniques have seen an increased deployment in
recent years and can be used in many branches of science and engineering. Different from …

This contribution presents an isogeometric approach in three dimensions for nonlinear
problems in solid mechanics and structural dynamics. The proposed approach aligns with …

This paper presents automatic image-based topology optimization with the highest
mechanical stiffness. A so-called bi-evolutionary structural optimization is encoded within …

The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is capable of generating polyhedral
elements with an arbitrary number of surfaces. This salient feature significantly alleviates the …

This paper proposes a fully automatic analysis framework for static damage analysis of
quasi-brittle materials exploiting adaptive mesh refinement approaches as well as adaptive …

The classical theory of elasticity relies on the perfect structure of matter. No matter how small
a medium is, it always stays homogeneous—but the reality is different. Even though the …

This paper presents the development of a massively parallel explicit solver based on the
central difference method (CDM) for the dynamic analysis of damage processes. In this …

Accurate interpretation of stratigraphic profiles, the phreatic surface and the spatial variability
of geomaterials are essential to produce representative behaviour of geomechanical …