A coupled thermal-hydro-mechanical (THM) model based on the combined finite-discrete
element method (FDEM) is presented for simulating rock cracking driven by multi-physics …

Rock slope failure is particularly detrimental to the safety of human life and engineering
infrastructure. The pre-existing discontinuities in the jointed rock slopes play a key role in the …

This study proposes a new two-dimensional finite-discrete element method (FDEM) using
dynamically inserted cohesive elements. Unlike the conventional FDEM, which sets up …

Nearly thirty years since its inception, the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)
has made remarkable strides in becoming a mainstream analysis tool within the field of …

Large deformation near surface excavations and openings has been frequently simulated in
geotechnical problems. Mesh-based approaches for large-scale simulation have long been …

Fluctuating water levels are responsible for many reservoir slope failures. This work
develops a novel slope analysis model (Y-slopeW) to evaluate the reservoir slope stability …

This paper proposes a three-dimensional moisture migration model, which can simulate the
moisture migration process in soil. A simple moisture transport example with analytic …

In the past, the number of CPU cores/threads was usually less than 8/16; now, the maximum
number is 128/256. As a CPU-based parallel method, OpenMP has an increasing …

This paper presents the development of a coupled modeling approach to simulate cryogenic
thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) processes associated with a freezing medium, which is …

Frost crack evolution induced by cyclic freeze–thaw is responsible for rock deterioration in
cold regions and poses major threats to public safety, engineering structures, and alpine …