An explicit material point and finite volume sequentially coupled method for simulating large deformation problems in saturated soil

Y Li, JM Zhang, R Wang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
An explicit material point and finite volume sequentially coupled method (MPM-FVM) is
developed using up form coupling formulations for the simulation of large deformations in …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic collapse characteristics of the tunnel face induced by the shutdown of earth pressure balance shields (EPB): A 3D material point method study

S Wang, T Liu, X Zheng, J Yang, F Yang - Underground Space, 2024 - Elsevier
The collapse of the tunnel face is a prevalent geological disaster in tunnelling. This study
employs a three-dimensional (3D) material point method (MPM) to simulate the dynamic …

A 3D coupled Material Point Method study on hydro-mechanical collapse mechanism of the tunnel face in shields with a partially filled chamber

T Liu, S Wang, X Zheng, W Chen, T Zhang - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The deterioration of groundwater seepage on the tunnel face stability is a principal risk for
tunnelling through watery ground, and a thorough understanding of soil–water coupled …

Scaled asymptotic solution nets for unlabeled seepage equation solutions with variable well flow

Q Wang, D Li, W Zha, L Shen, X Li, B Guo, Y Xu - Physics of Fluids, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
The seepage equation is essential for understanding fluid flow in porous media, crucial for
analyzing fluid behavior in various pore structures and supporting reservoir engineering …

[HTML][HTML] A material point finite element method for thermo-hydro-mechanical modeling in poro-elastic media with brittle fracturing

Z Wang, LNY Wong - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this study, a powerful thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling solution scheme for
saturated poro-elastic media involving brittle fracturing is developed. Under the local thermal …

A sparse-memory-encoding GPU-MPM framework for large-scale simulations of granular flows

H Chen, S Zhao, J Zhao - Computers and Geotechnics, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract The Material Point Method (MPM) is increasingly recognized as an effective tool for
simulating complex granular flows. While GPU computing has been widely used in MPM …

A 3D material point discretization approach for complex terrain and geological body: Numerical implementation and application

Y You, J Yang, X Zheng, Y ** algorithm
Y Hong, J Lin, AHD Cheng, Y Wang - Computers & Mathematics with …, 2024 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to propose an efficient numerical scheme to deal with heat transfer
problems in pipe flow with a large length/diameter ratio. The generalized finite difference …