Modelling large-scale landslide using a GPU-accelerated 3D MPM with an efficient terrain contact algorithm

W Zhang, Z Wu, C Peng, S Li, Y Dong… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The material point method (MPM) simulation of large-scale landslides can provide useful
information to response to landslide hazards in mountainous regions. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] The imposition of nonconforming Neumann boundary condition in the material point method without boundary representation

Y Liang, J Given, K Soga - Computer methods in applied mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since its original formulation, the material point method (MPM) has been repeatedly further
developed to become a powerful tool for simulating large deformation problems. However …

A simple and robust MPM framework for modelling granular flows over complex terrains

X Lei, X Chen, Z Yang, S He, L Zhu, H Liang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
Many geo-hazards phenomena are characterized by granular flows over complex natural
terrains, which are challenging to be simulated numerically. In this paper, we propose a …

BFEMP: Interpenetration-free MPM–FEM coupling with barrier contact

X Li, Y Fang, M Li, C Jiang - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces BFEMP, a new approach for monolithically coupling the Material Point
Method (MPM) with the Finite Element Method (FEM) through barrier energy-based particle …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling large-deformation features of the Lower San Fernando Dam failure with the Material Point Method

LED Talbot, J Given, EYS Tjung, Y Liang… - Computers and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Material Point Method (MPM) is used to model the well-known case study of the
earthquake-induced Lower San Fernando Dam failure. This upstream flow slide, leaving …

A MPM framework for large-deformation seismic response analysis

M Kohler, A Stoecklin, AM Puzrin - Canadian Geotechnical …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Landslides are often triggered by earthquakes and can cause immense damage due to
large mass movements. To model such large-deformation events, the material point method …

Meshfree methods in geohazards prevention: a survey

J Qin, G Mei, N Xu - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2022 - Springer
Geohazards, including the landslide, debris flow, rockfall, surface collapse, surface
subsidence, and surface cracks, can bring great threats to human life and property …

Inhomogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for MPM and GIMP

G Remmerswaal, PJ Vardon, MA Hicks - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract As the Material Point Method (MPM) uses both a mesh and a point discretisation
scheme, the application of boundary conditions is difficult, currently limiting the flexibility of …

An MPs-Mesh scheme for modeling soil impacting with rigid boundaries

J Li, B Wang, D Wang, H Chen - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
A particle-plane contact model from the discrete element method has been incorporated into
the material point method (MPM) to form an MPs-Mesh scheme for modeling the interactions …

A MPM Lagrangian‐Eulerian hydrocode for simulating buried explosions in transversely isotropic geomaterials

M Xiao, WC Sun - … for Numerical and Analytical Methods in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Shock waves in geological materials are characterized by a sudden release of rapidly
expanding gas, liquid, and solid particles. These shock waves may occur due to explosive …