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 …

A unified Lagrangian formulation for solid and fluid dynamics and its possibility for modelling submarine landslides and their consequences

X Zhang, E Oñate, SAG Torres, J Bleyer… - Computer Methods in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Consequences of submarine landslides include both their direct impact on offshore
infrastructure, such as subsea electric cables and gas/oil pipelines, and their indirect impact …

[HTML][HTML] An implicit 3D nodal integration based PFEM (N-PFEM) of natural temporal stability for dynamic analysis of granular flow and landslide problems

Y Zhang, X Zhang, H Nguyen, X Li, L Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
The particle finite element method (PFEM) is a robust approach for modelling large
deformation problems with free surface evolution. The classical PFEM, however, requires …

A case study and implication: particle finite element modelling of the 2010 Saint-Jude sensitive clay landslide

X Zhang, L Wang, K Krabbenhoft, S Tinti - Landslides, 2020 - Springer
Modelling of landslides in sensitive clays has long been recognised as a challenge. The
strength reduction of sensitive clays when undergoing plastic deformation makes the failure …

A novel coupled NS‐PFEM with stable nodal integration and polynomial pressure projection for geotechnical problems

ZY Wang, YF Jin, ZY Yin… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The node‐based smoothed particle finite element method (NS‐PFEM) offers high
computational efficiency but is numerically unstable due to possible spurious low‐energy …

Lagrangian modelling of large deformation induced by progressive failure of sensitive clays with elastoviscoplasticity

X Zhang, D Sheng, SW Sloan… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a Lagrangian formulation of elastoviscoplasticity, on the basis of the
particle finite element method, for progressive failure analysis of sensitive clays. The …

Analysis of cone penetration in brittle liquefiable soils

L Monforte, A Gens, M Arroyo, M Mánica… - Computers and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The paper presents a comprehensive set of simulations of the cone penetration test with
pore pressure measurements (CPTu test) in brittle, potentially liquefiable, soils using …

Dynamic modelling of retrogressive landslides with emphasis on the role of clay sensitivity

X Zhang, SW Sloan, E Oñate - International Journal for …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a detailed numerical study of the retrogressive failure of landslides in
sensitive clays. The dynamic modelling of the landslides is carried out using a novel …

Numerical implementation of the hypoplastic model for SPH analysis of soil structure development in extremely large deformation

H Jiao, Y Lv, D Chen, W Huang, Y Su - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The extremely large deformation of soil is a significant challenge due to the dynamic
changes in soil structure, but it is poorly understood owing to inadequate effective numerical …

[HTML][HTML] An implicit nodal integration based PFEM for soil flow problems

X Zhang, J Meng, S Yuan - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022 - Elsevier
An implicit Nodal integration based Particle Finite Element Method (N-PFEM) is developed
to model soil flow problems. The governing equations are discretised using an implicit time …