An open-source finite volume toolbox for solid mechanics and fluid-solid interaction simulations

P Cardiff, A Karač, P De Jaeger, H Jasak… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2018 - arxiv.org
Over the past 30 years, the cell-centred finite volume method has developed to become a
viable alternative to the finite element method in the field of computational solid mechanics …

Thirty years of the finite volume method for solid mechanics

P Cardiff, I Demirdžić - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
Since early publications in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the finite volume method has
been shown suitable for solid mechanics analyses. At present, there are several flavours of …

A dynamic variational multiscale method for viscoelasticity using linear tetrahedral elements

X Zeng, G Scovazzi, N Abboud… - … Journal for Numerical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we develop a dynamic version of the variational multiscale (D‐VMS)
stabilization for nearly/fully incompressible solid dynamics simulations of viscoelastic …

A kinematically stabilized linear tetrahedral finite element for compressible and nearly incompressible finite elasticity

G Scovazzi, R Zorrilla, R Rossi - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a stabilized linear tetrahedral finite element method for static, finite elasticity
problems involving compressible and nearly incompressible materials. Our approach relies …

Elastoplasticity with linear tetrahedral elements: A variational multiscale method

N Abboud, G Scovazzi - International Journal for Numerical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present a computational framework for the simulation of J 2‐elastic/plastic materials in
complex geometries based on simple piecewise linear finite elements on tetrahedral grids …

An acoustic Riemann solver for large strain computational contact dynamics

CJ Runcie, CH Lee, J Haider, AJ Gil… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a vertex‐centered finite volume algorithm for the explicit dynamic
analysis of large strain contact problems. The methodology exploits the use of a system of …

Assessing the compressive and impact behavior of plastic safety toe caps through computational modelling

PV Rodrigues, B Ramoa, AV Machado, P Cardiff… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Toe caps are one of the most important components in safety footwear, but have a significant
contribution to the weight of the shoe. Efforts have been made to replace steel toe caps by …

Development of a semi‐implicit contact methodology for finite volume stress solvers

A Scolaro, C Fiorina, I Clifford… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The past decades have seen numerous efforts to apply the finite volume methodology to
solid mechanics problems. However, only limited work has been done by the finite volume …

[HTML][HTML] An upwind vertex centred finite volume algorithm for nearly and truly incompressible explicit fast solid dynamic applications: Total and Updated Lagrangian …

OI Hassan, A Ghavamian, CH Lee, AJ Gil… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents an explicit vertex centred finite volume method for the solution of fast
transient isothermal large strain solid dynamics via a system of first order hyperbolic …

A finite volume penalty‐based implicit procedure for the treatment of the frictionless contact boundaries

I Batistić, P Cardiff, A Ivanković… - International journal for …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article presents a new implicit coupling procedure for mechanical contact simulations
using an implicit cell‐centred finite volume method. Both contact boundaries are treated as …