Virtual element method for modeling the deformation of multiphase composites

N Sukumar, JE Bolander - Mechanics Research Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study applications of the virtual element method (VEM) for simulating the
deformation of multiphase composites. The VEM is a Galerkin approach that is applicable to …

Multiscale dynamic fracture analysis of composite materials using adaptive microstructure modeling

H Baek, C Kweon, K Park - International Journal for Numerical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a computational framework is proposed to investigate multiscale dynamic
fracture phenomena in materials with microstructures. The micro‐and macro‐scales of a …

An efficient procedure for concrete fracture analysis based on mesh refinement ergodicity

G Chacón, FL Rivarola, D van Huyssteen… - Computational …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper a new procedure for modeling brittle fracture processes in concrete
components is proposed in the framework of the so-called discrete crack approach and …

On the maximum angle conditions for polyhedra with virtual element methods

R Guo - arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.07241, 2022 - arxiv.org
Finite element methods are well-known to admit robust optimal convergence on simplicial
meshes satisfying the maximum angle conditions. But how to generalize this condition to …

A virtual element and interface based concurrent multiscale method for failure analysis of quasi brittle heterogeneous composites

FL Rivarola, NA Labanda, MF Benedetto, G Etse - Computers & Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of multiscale schemes for computational failure evaluations of quasi-brittle
composites, particularly concrete, has become a promising challenge for evaluating the …

On mesh refinement procedures for polygonal virtual elements

D van Huyssteen, FL Rivarola, G Etse… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
This work concerns adaptive refinement procedures for meshes of polygonal virtual
elements. Specifically, refinement procedures previously proposed by the authors for …

Méthode des Éléments Virtuels pour le calcul de la déformation mécanique couplée aux écoulements en milieux poreux

J Coulet - 2019 - theses.hal.science
Cette thèse porte sur le développement et l'étude de méthodes numériques pour le
problème de poroélasticité, modélisé par les équations de Biot. La discrétisation historique …

[PDF][PDF] MULTISCALE CONCRETE FAILURE ANALYSIS WITH VIRTUAL ELEMENTS AND INTERFACES

G Etse, FL Rivarola, N Labanda - academia.edu
The use of multiscale schemes for computational failure evaluations of composites materials
has become a promising topic for evaluating the complex degradation mechanisms at …