Aiming to solve, in a unified way, continuous and discontinuous problems in geotechnical
engineering, the numerical manifold method introduces two covers, namely, the …

This paper extends the numerical manifold method (NMM) for footwall slope stability
analysis. A fracturing algorithm based on the Mohr–Coulomb criterion with a tensile cutoff is …

In order to solve problems, from a continuum point of view and in a unified way, involving
continuum and discontinuum deformation, and small deformation and large movement, the …

Many rectangular plate elements developed in the history of finite element method (FEM)
have displayed excellent numerical properties, yet their applications have been limited due …

In this study, a numerical manifold method (NMM) model was developed for fully coupled
analysis of hydro-mechanical (HM) processes in porous rock masses with discrete fractures …

For second‐order problems, where the behavior is described by second‐order partial
differential equations, the numerical manifold method (NMM) has gained great success …

Although its unprecedentedly success in approximating the singular field around a crack tip
independent of mesh discretization, XFEM still has been long hindered in engineering …

A method for three-dimensional crack propagation by the numerical manifold method (NMM)
is analyzed. With the help of mathematical cover and physical cover, no Heaviside function …

In this study, a numerical manifold method (NMM) model is developed to analyze flow in
porous media with discrete fractures in a non-conforming mesh. This new model is based on …

A new technique to describe the material discontinuities within the numerical manifold
method framework is presented. A new concept of 'weak-discontinuous physical covers' is …