Browsing by Author "Carbonell Puigbó, Josep Maria"
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A new approach to evaluate the soil disturbance due to tube sampling
(2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyDisturbance of specimens recovered by tube sampling from boreholes is an enduring relevant problem in geotechnical engineering. Practice has evolved slowly in this area, partly because the main research method applied, ... -
A nonlocal elasto-plastic model for structured soils at large strains for the particle finite element method
(Springer, 2021)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work presents a robust and mesh-independent implementation of an elasto-plastic constitutive model at large strains, appropriate for structured soils, into a Particle Finite Element code specially developed for ... -
A particle finite element method (PFEM) for coupled thermal analysis of quasi and fully incompressible flows and fluid-structure interaction problems
(Springer, 2014)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis book presents and discusses mathematical models, numerical methods and computational techniques used for solving coupled problems in science and engineering. It takes a step forward in the formulation and solution of ... -
A particle method for the simulation of ground excavation processes
(2009)
Conference lecture
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A stable mesh-independent approach for numerical modelling of structured soils at large strains
(Elsevier, 2019-12)
Article
Open AccessWe describe the large strain implementation of an elasto-plastic model for structured soils into G-PFEM, a code developed for geotechnical simulations using the Particle Finite Element Method. The constitutive model is ... -
Advances in the modelling of excavation and cutting tool wear with the particle finite element method
(Aedificatio, 2013)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work presents the new advances on the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for the modeling of excavation processes and the wear of the cutting tools. In the PFEM [3, 9, 6], the continuum solid domains are defined ... -
Advances in the particle finite element method (PFEM) for solving coupled problems in engineering
(Springer, 2011)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyWe present some developments in the formulation of the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for analysis of complex coupled problems on fluid and solid mechanics in engineering accounting for fluid-structure interaction ... -
An unconditionally stable explicit finite element algorithm for coupled hydromechanical problems of soil mechanics in pseudo-static conditions
(2022-11)
Article
Open AccessIn this article, we present a novel explicit time-integration algorithm for the coupled hydromechanical soil mechanics problems in a pseudo-static regime. After introducing the finite element discretization, the semidiscrete ... -
Analysis of cone penetration in brittle liquefiable soils
(Elsevier, 2021-06)
Article
Open AccessThe paper presents a comprehensive set of simulations of the cone penetration test with pore pressure measurements (CPTu test) in brittle, potentially liquefiable, soils using advanced numerical techniques. The large ... -
Continuous chip formation in metal cutting processes using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM)
(2017-08-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents a study on the metal cutting simulation with a particular numerical technique, the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) with a new modified time integration algorithm and incorporating a contact algorithm ... -
Coupled effective stress analysis of insertion problems in geotechnics with the Particle Finite Element Method
(Elsevier, 2018-09)
Article
Open AccessThis paper describes a computational framework for the numerical analysis of quasi-static soil-structure insertion problems in water saturated media. The Particle Finite Element Method is used to solve the linear momentum ... -
Damage analysis of masonry structures subjected to rockfalls
(2017-06-01)
Article
Open AccessMasonry structures present substantial vulnerability to rockfalls. The methodologies for the damage quantification of masonry structures subjected to rockfalls are scarce. An analytical procedure for the damage assessment ... -
Deep neural networks for the estimation of masonry structures failures under rockfalls
(2023-05-24)
Article
Open AccessAlthough the principal aim of the rockfall management is to prevent rock boulders from reaching the buildings instead of the buildings resisting the boulder impacts, there usually exists a residual risk that has to be ... -
Enhanced cone penetration test interpretation with the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM)
(International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), 2019)
Conference report
Open AccessThe paper presents an enhanced interpretation of the cone penetration test based on numerical analysis performed using the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM). This method allows the incorporation of strong non-linearities, ... -
Evaluation of multilayer pavement viscoelastic properties from falling weight deflectometer using neural networks
(2014)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe measurements obtained with the falling weight deflectometer are typically used in a linear-static backcalculation procedure to determine the mechanical parameters of the asphalt pavement. The surface deflections caused ... -
Explicit finite deformation stress integration of the elasto-plastic constitutive equations
(CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2014)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn this work, an explicit integration scheme for hyperelastic-based finite strains elasto-plasticity is presented. One step update equations are obtained from the large deformation multiplicative elasto-plasticity theory, ... -
Exploring the numerical performance of node-based smoothed finite elements in coupled hydro-mechanical problems
(Elsevier, 2023-08)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyNode-based smoothed finite element (NS-FEM) formulations for the coupled hydro-mechanical problem are now becoming popular in soil mechanics, but there has been limited comparative study of their performance. In this work, ... -
G-PFEM: an open access numerical tool for the simulation of spudcan penetration in clays
(2022)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyPenetration depth of Spudcan foundations for offshore mobile Jack-up rigs is typically predicted by considering a wished-in-place foundation at different depths and following traditional bearing capacity approaches. However, ... -
Generation of segmental chips in metal cutting modelled with the PFEM
(2017-09-01)
Article
Open AccessThe Particle Finite Element Method, a lagrangian finite element method based on a continuous Delaunay re-triangulation of the domain, is used to study machining of Ti6Al4V. In this work the method is revised and applied ... -
Geotechnical particle finite element method for modeling of soil-structure interaction under large deformation conditions
(Science Press, 2022-06)
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Open AccessThe possibilities of the particle finite element method (PFEM) for modeling geotechnical problems are increasingly evident. PFEM is a numerical approach to solve large displacement and large strain continuum problems that ...
