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We propose an efficient method to build a simple discrete element model (DEM) that accurately simulates the oscillation of a continuum beam. The DEM is based on the Timoshenko beam theory of slender cylindrical members and their…
Motivated by problems where the response is needed at select localized regions in a large computational domain, we devise a novel finite element discretization that results in exponential convergence at pre-selected points. The two key…
In this paper, the surface of revolution discrete element method (SR-DEM) is introduced to simulate systems of particles with closed surfaces of revolution. Due to the cylindrical symmetry of a surface of revolution, the geometry of any…
The virtual element method (VEM) is a stabilized Galerkin method that is robust and accurate on general polygonal meshes. This feature makes it an appealing candidate for simulations involving meshes with embedded interfaces and evolving…
This paper presents the Virtual Element Method (VEM) for the modeling of crack propagation in 2D within the context of linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). By exploiting the advantage of mesh flexibility in the VEM, we establish an…
We introduce a new Eulerian simulation framework for liquid animation that leverages both finite element and finite volume methods. In contrast to previous methods where the whole simulation domain is discretized either using the finite…
We consider the approximation of the 2D frictionless contact problem in elasticity using the Virtual Element Methods (VEMs). To overcome the volumetric locking phenomenon in the nearly incompressible case, we adopt a mixed…
The virtual element method (VEM) is a family of numerical methods to discretize partial differential equations on general polygonal or polyhedral computational grids. However, the resulting linear systems are often ill-conditioned and…
This work presents a reduced order modelling technique built on a high fidelity embedded mesh finite element method. Such methods, and in particular the CutFEM method, are attractive in the generation of projection-based reduced order…
A method for adaptive model order reduction for nonsmooth discrete element simulation is developed and analysed in numerical experiments. Regions of the granular media that collectively move as rigid bodies are substituted with rigid bodies…
In this paper we consider a coupled bulk-surface PDE in two space dimensions. The model consists of a PDE in the bulk that is coupled to another PDE on the surface through general nonlinear boundary conditions. For such a system we propose…
We combine advanced image reconstruction techniques from computed X-ray micro tomography (XCT) with state-of-the-art discrete element method simulations (DEM) to study granular materials. This "virtual-laboratory" platform allows us to…
This article aims to provide approximate solutions for the non-linear collision-induced breakage equation using two different semi-analytical schemes, i.e., variational iteration method (VIM) and optimized decomposition method (ODM). The…
A monolithic coupling between the material point method (MPM) and the finite element method (FEM) is presented. The MPM formulation described is implicit, and the exchange of information between particles and background grid is minimized.…
The immersed finite element-finite difference (IFED) method is a computational approach to modeling interactions between a fluid and an immersed structure. This method uses a finite element (FE) method to approximate the stresses and forces…
The Virtual Element Method (VEM) is a novel family of numerical methods for approximating partial differential equations on very general polygonal or polyhedral computational grids. This work aims to propose a Balancing Domain Decomposition…
In this work, we have developed a variational Bayesian inference theory of elasticity, which is accomplished by using a mixed Variational Bayesian inference Finite Element Method (VBI-FEM) that can be used to solve the inverse deformation…
A highly efficient fast boundary element method (BEM) for solving large-scale engineering acoustic problems in a broad frequency range is developed and implemented. The acoustic problems are modeled by the Burton-Miller boundary integral…
In recent years, the embedding approach for solving switched optimal control problems has been developed in a series of papers. However, the embedding approach, which advantageously converts the hybrid optimal control problem to a classical…
The extended finite element method (XFEM) was introduced in 1999 to treat problems involving discontinuities with no or minimal remeshing through appropriate enrichment functions. This enables elements to be split by a discontinuity, strong…