Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide class of phenomena and systems, ranging from condensed matter physics, soft …

The particle finite element method (PFEM) is a powerful and robust numerical tool for the
simulation of multi-physics problems in evolving domains. The PFEM exploits the …

We present the fundamental concepts of SPH with particular emphasis on its state-of-the-art
applications in geomechanics and geotechnical engineering. In the first part of the paper, we …

Traditional geotechnical analyses for landslides involve failure prediction (ie onset of failure)
and the design of structures that can safely withstand the applied loads. The analyses …

Particle finite element method (PFEM) is an effective numerical tool for solving large-
deformation problems in geomechanics. By incorporating the node integration technique …

This study presents an improved semi-implicit MPM formulation for coupled large
deformation problems in geotechnics based on the fractional step method. The main …

In this study, a simple PFEM approach for analyzing large deformation problems in
geotechnical practice is implemented in the commercial FEM package Abaqus. The main …

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 …

The possibilities of the particle finite element method (PFEM) for modeling geotechnical
problems are increasingly evident. PFEM is a numerical approach to solve large …

In this paper, a computational framework based on the mesh-free smoothed particle
hydrodynamics (SPH) method is developed to study the coupled behaviour of fluid and solid …