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 …

GPU-accelerated smoothed particle finite element method for large deformation analysis in geomechanics

W Zhang, Z Zhong, C Peng, W Yuan, W Wu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2021 - Elsevier
Particle finite element method (PFEM) is an effective numerical tool for solving large-
deformation problems in geomechanics. By incorporating the node integration technique …

Review of numerical approaches used in soil-pipe interaction analysis of water mains

R Zhang, SMMH Gomaa, M Hussein, T Zayed… - Transportation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pipelines as infrastructure components are very vulnerable to geohazard-induced
phenomena such as ground deformation, slopes failure and others. Understanding the …

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 …

High order direct Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian schemes on moving Voronoi meshes with topology changes

E Gaburro, W Boscheri, S Chiocchetti… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a new family of very high order accurate direct Arbitrary-Lagrangian-Eulerian
(ALE) Finite Volume (FV) and Discontinuous Galerkin (DG) schemes for the solution of …

Numerical simulation of a flow-like landslide using the particle finite element method

X Zhang, K Krabbenhoft, D Sheng, W Li - Computational Mechanics, 2015 - Springer
In this paper, an actual landslide process that occurred in Southern China is simulated by a
continuum approach, the particle finite element method (PFEM). The PFEM attempts to solve …

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 …

Particle finite element analysis of large deformation and granular flow problems

X Zhang, K Krabbenhoft, DM Pedroso… - Computers and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A version of the Particle Finite Element Method applicable to geomechanics applications is
presented. A simple rigid-plastic material model is adopted and the governing equations are …

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 …

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 …