A state of the art review of the particle finite element method (PFEM)

M Cremonesi, A Franci, S Idelsohn, E Oñate - Archives of Computational …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Two-phase PFEM with stable nodal integration for large deformation hydromechanical coupled geotechnical problems

YF Jin, ZY Yin - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The node-based strain smoothed particle finite element method (NS-PFEM) has a high level
of computational efficiency. However, it has not yet been extended to hydromechanical …

Dynamic analysis of large deformation problems in saturated porous media by smoothed particle finite element method

WH Yuan, JX Zhu, K Liu, W Zhang, BB Dai… - Computer Methods in …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents a new formulation of smoothed particle finite element method (SPFEM)
for dynamic problems in two-phase saturated porous media. A node integration method is …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling of soft body impacts: A review

N Matos, M Gomes, V Infante - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Soft body impacts, namely hail or birds, are a serious and inevitable threat for the integrity of
aircrafts, automobiles and trains windshield, wind towers nacelles, photovoltaic panels …

A temporal stable smoothed particle finite element method for large deformation problems in geomechanics

WH Yuan, M Liu, N Guo, BB Dai, W Zhang… - Computers and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a stabilized smoothed particle finite element method (SPFEM) for modeling
nonlinear, large deformation dynamic problems in geomechanics is presented. The …

3D simulation of Vajont disaster. Part 1: Numerical formulation and validation

A Franci, M Cremonesi, U Perego, G Crosta… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a numerical method for the simulation of landslides generated impulse
waves and its application to the historical Vajont case study. The computational tool is based …

Stabilizing nodal integration in dynamic smoothed particle finite element method: a simple and efficient algorithm

WH Yuan, M Liu, BB Dai, Y Wang, A Chan… - Computers and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Smoothed Particle Finite Element Method (SPFEM) is a powerful numerical tool
for the modelling of large deformation problems in the field of geomechanics. However, the …

A smoothed particle element method (SPEM) for modeling fluid–structure interaction problems with large fluid deformations

ZL Zhang, T Long, JZ Chang, MB Liu - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) problems with large fluid deformations can be a great
challenge for numerical simulations using conventional methods. In this paper, we propose …

Combination of the finite element method and particle-based methods for predicting the failure of reinforced concrete structures under extreme water forces

E Onate, A Cornejo, F Zarate, K Kashiyama… - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a combination of the Finite Element Method (FEM), the Particle Finite Element
Method (PFEM), and the Discrete Element Method (DEM) for modeling and analyzing the …

Simulations of landslide wave generation and propagation using the particle finite element method

RP Mulligan, A Franci, MA Celigueta… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the impulse waves generated by highly mobile slides in large‐scale flume
experiments are reproduced numerically with the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) …