A mortar segment-to-segment frictional contact approach in material point method

W Liang, H Fang, ZY Yin, J Zhao - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Handling contact problems in the Material Point Method (MPM) has long been a challenge.
Traditional grid-based contact approaches often face issues with mesh dependency, while …

Hybrid continuum-discrete simulation of soil-object interactions

J Choo, Y Zhao - i-asem.org
Many sustainability-driven challenges involve complex interactions between soil and
various objects such as structures, penetrometers, and machines. However, computational …

Enhanced Material Point Method for Soil-Object Interaction

Y Zhao, J Choo - The 15th Annual MPM Workshop - openreview.net
Soil-object interactions are central to a wide range of engineering problems from
infrastructure construction to geohazards mitigation to mobility systems. Accurate and …