Michael C Hillman - News

New two-part paper in Computational Mechanics

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:35:12 GMT

We have a new two-part paper in Computational Mechanics published, which discusses variational consistency and efficient stabilized nodal integration (Part I) in two-field problems (thermo-elasticity and finite strain thermo-plasticity), and also using the hyperbolic thermo-mechanical theories (Part I) for time integration with a uniform O(h) time step in explicit dynamics, with results indistinguishable from the classical theory:

Hillman, M., Lin, K.C., Nodally integrated thermo-mechanical RKPM: Part I - Thermoelasticity. Computational Mechanics, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-021-02047-9. <Download>

Hillman, M., Lin, K.C., Nodally integrated thermo-mechanical RKPM: Part II - Generalized thermoelasticity and hyperbolic finite-strain thermoplasticity. Computational Mechanics, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-021-02048-8.

Congrats to Dr. Jiarui Wang!

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:18:27 GMT

Graduated my second PhD student today. I'm so proud of him. Right: Dr. Jiarui Wang! Check out his work on composite analysis here https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1dV4l_12dr5nCL…. A few more papers to come shortly!

New journal article published in CMAME on modeling of composite microstructures

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 20:12:22 GMT

New journal article published in CMAME on effortless (immersed) modeling of composite microstructures without tedious conforming FEM or cut quadrature cells: https://lnkd.in/eg2gvuj

New article on RKPM for shocks, published in Computational Mechanics

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

New article on RKPM for shocks, published in Computational Mechanics, available online "A semi-Lagrangian reproducing kernel particle method with particle-based shock algorithm for explosive welding simulation."

In this paper we develop an algorithm that embeds shocks physics into the formulation and precludes Gibbs' phenomenon, without the need for cells. We validate it with explosive welding simulations.

You can download it here.

COMPLAS2021 - abstracts due April 9th

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:52:34 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Recent Advances in Meshfree, Particle, and Peridynamics Methods” as part of COMPLAS 2021 to be held September 7th-10th in Barcelona, Spain (if this is not possible due to COVID-19, the conference will be held online).

Abstract submission is open, the deadline to submit is April 9th.

To be able to submit an abstract, you have to first register for the conference here (no fee required at this time):

https://congress.cimne.com/complas2021/frontal/Registration.asp

After you register, you will need to log in and click on “submit your contribution”. The minisyposia is listed on the “Area / MS - IS” drop-down as “IS23 - Meshfree, Peridynamics, and Particle Methods: Contemporary Methods and Applications”.

Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:

https://congress.cimne.com/complas2021

The goal of this minisymposium is to bring together experts working on these methods, share research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree, peridynamic and particle methods. Topics of interest for this minisymposium include, but are not limited to the following:

• Fundamental developments
• Handling stationary and transient strong and weak discontinuities
• Formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability
• Numerical integration
• Strong form collocation meshfree methods
• Rank stability, kernel stability, and other stability issues
• Simulation of classes of problems for which meshfree, peridynamics, and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods
• Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations
• Multiple and coupled physics
• Multiple time and/or length scales
• Multi-phase (solid, fluid and gas) interactions
• Structural responses to extreme loading conditions such as blast, impact, and penetration
• Simulation of natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and landslides
• Simulation of manufacturing processes
• Simulation of bio and nano mechanics and material system responses

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Best regards,

Mike Hillman
The Pennsylvania State University
mhillman@psu.edu

J. S. Chen
University of California, San Diego, USA
js-chen@ucsd.edu

John Foster
The University of Texas at Austin
jfoster@austin.utexas.edu

Pablo Seleson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
selesonpd@ornl.gov

USNCCM16 - meshfree abstracts by Jan 15

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 02:34:38 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Recent Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods” as part of the 16th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM16) to be held July 25 - 29, 2021 in a hybrid format (virtual and physically in Chicago, Illinois - should the situation not allow in-person meeting, the congress will be 100% virtual).

The minisymposium is listed as MS# 406 on the submission website. Abstract submission is now open. To submit an abstract, please visit:http://16.usnccm.org/ab_sub

Please be aware that the deadline for abstract submission is January 15th, 2020. Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:http://16.usnccm.org/

The goal of this minisymposium is to bring together experts working on these methods, share research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree, peridynamic and particle methods. Topics of interest for this minisymposium include, but are not limited to the following:

Fundamental developments
Handling stationary and transient strong and weak discontinuities
Formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability
Numerical integration
Strong form collocation meshfree methods
Rank stability, kernel stability, and other stability issues
Simulation of classes of problems for which meshfree, peridynamics, and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods
Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations
Multiple and coupled physics
Multiple time and/or length scales
Multi-phase (solid, fluid and gas) interactions
Structural responses to extreme loading conditions such as blast, impact, and penetration
Simulation of natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and landslides
Simulation of manufacturing processes
Simulation of bio and nano mechanics and material system responses

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Best regards,John Foster
The University of Texas at Austin
jfoster@austin.utexas.edu

Mike Hillman
The Pennsylvania State University
mhillman@psu.edu

J. S. Chen
University of California, San Diego, USA
js-chen@ucsd.edu

Zhen Chen
University of Missouri, USA
ChenZh@missouri.edu

EMI 2021 - new abstracts by Jan 31

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 02:33:59 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Meshfree, Peridynamics, and Particle Methods: Contemporary Methods and Applications” as part of the 2021 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2021 – formally EMI 2020) to be held virtually only, May 25-28, 2021. The minisymposium is listed as MS 222 on the submission website. Submission of NEW abstracts is now open. To submit an abstract, please visit:

https://submissions.emi2021.org

If you have already submitted an abstract for EMI 2020 you do not need to do anything. If you wish to modify/update your abstract, go to
https://submissions.emi2021.org

NOTE: this is different from EMI 2020 site; however, your logon information remains the same.

Please be aware that the deadline for NEW abstract submission is January 31th, 2021. Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:

https://www.emi-conference.org/

This session aims to promote collaboration among academia, government, and industry in the development and application of meshfree, peridynamics, and particle methods, to share recent advances, lessons learned, and to transfer knowledge. This minisymposium will solicit all subjects related to development of these methods, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

Fundamental developments
Handling stationary and transient strong and weak discontinuities
Formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability
Numerical integration
Strong form collocation meshfree methods
Rank stability, kernel stability, and other stability issues
Simulation of classes of problems for which meshfree, peridynamic, and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods
Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations
Multiple and coupled physics
Multiple time and/or length scales
Multi-phase (solid, fluid, and gas) interactions
Structural responses to extreme loading conditions such as blast, impact, and penetration
Simulation of natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and landslides
Simulation of manufacturing processes
Simulation of bio and nano mechanics and material system responses

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Best regards,

Mike Hillman
The Pennsylvania State University
mhillman@psu.edu

J. S. Chen
University of California, San Diego, USA
js-chen@ucsd.edu

John Foster
The University of Texas at Austin
jfoster@austin.utexas.edu

Sheng-Wei Chi
University of Illinois
swchi@uic.edu

Pablo Seleson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
selesonpd@ornl.gov

Meshfree session at IMECE: abstracts due July 13

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 20:36:39 GMT

On behalf of the Topic Organizers, it is our pleasure to invite you to present your research work in Session 12-28: Recent Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods at IMECE 2020, which will be held in Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, November 16-19, 2020.

This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for abstract submission to IMECE 2020 is July 13, 2020 (no extension). Please submit your abstracts to thematic session 12-28: Recent Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods using the IMECE 2020 website: https://event.asme.org/IMECE

We appreciate your positive responses and look forward to meeting you at IMECE 2020. If you cannot participate this time, please kindly recommend our session to your colleagues or students.

This mini-symposium aims to bring together experts working on these methods, share
research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree and particle methods. Topics of interest for this mini-symposium include, but are not limited to the following:
Recent advances in meshfree, Peridynamics, material point methods, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics Recent advances in formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability Recent advances in numerical integration Characterization and stabilization of numerical instabilities Strong form collocation meshfree methods Simulations involving multiple and coupled physics Simulations involving multiple time and/or length scales Simulation of multi-phase interactions Simulation of structural responses to extreme loading Simulation of microstructural behavior and microstructure evolution Simulation of manufacturing processes Simulation of bio and nanomechanics and material system responses Applications of meshfree methods to simulation of natural disasters Nonlocal mechanics and computation New applications for which meshfree and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations

Organizers
J. S. Chen, University of California, San Diego, USA, js-chen@ucsd.edu
Sheng-Wei Chi, University of Illinois, USA, swchi@uic.edu
Mike Hillman, Pennsylvania State University, USA, mhillman@engr.psu.edu
C. T. Wu, Livermore Software Technology Corporation, USA, ctwu@lstc.com

Preprint: Consistent Weak Forms for Meshfree Methods: Full Realization of h-refinement, p-refinement, and a-refinement in Strong-type Essential Boundary Condition Enforcement

Sat, 16 May 2020 23:15:59 GMT

Find it on RG here, or download below.

Abstract
Enforcement of essential boundary conditions in many Galerkin meshfree methods is non-trivial due to the fact that field variables are not guaranteed to coincide with their coefficients at nodal locations. A common approach to overcome this issue is to strongly enforce the boundary conditions at these points by employing a technique to modify the approximation such that this is possible. However, with these methods, test and trial functions do not strictly satisfy the requirements of the conventional weak formulation of the problem, as the desired imposed values can actually deviate between nodes on the boundary. In this work, it is first shown that this inconsistency results in the loss of Galerkin orthogonality and best approximation property, and correspondingly, failure to pass the patch test. It is also shown that this induces an O(h) error in the energy norm in the solution of second-order boundary value problems that is independent of the order of completeness in the approximation. As a result, this places a barrier on the global order of accuracy of Galerkin meshfree solutions to that of linear consistency. That is, with these methods, it is not possible to attain the higher order accuracy offered by meshfree approximations in the solution of boundary-value problems. To remedy this deficiency, two new weak forms are introduced that relax the requirements on the test and trial functions in the traditional weak formulation. These are employed in conjunction with strong enforcement of essential boundary conditions at nodes, and several benchmark problems are solved to demonstrate that optimal accuracy and convergence rates associated with the order of approximation can be restored using the proposed method. In other words, this approach allows p-refinement, and h-refinement with p th order rates with strong enforcement of boundary conditions beyond linear (p > 1) for the first time. In addition, a new concept termed a-refinement is introduced, where improved accuracy is obtained by increasing the kernel measure in meshfree approximations, previously unavailable.

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Press release: CAREER

Mon, 11 May 2020 02:57:08 GMT

PSU released a story today about my CAREER award.

https://news.psu.edu/story/619318/2020/05/08/academics/civil-engineering-faculty-receives-career-award-enhance-fracture

NSF CAREER Award

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:32:40 GMT

Today I learned my CAREER proposal got awarded by NSF, titled "A Hybrid Local-Nonlocal Peridynamics Framework to Model Failure Across Deformations and Strain Rates". It will focus on some fundamental work on Peridynamics, leveraging some previous work on unification of local and non-local meshfree methods presented in this paper.

In memory of Steve Attaway (1960–2019)

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:20:51 GMT

From the preface of our Special Issue "Meshfree and Particle Methods for Modeling Extreme Loadings" in Computational Particle Mechanics (JS Chen, Sheng-Wei Chi, Mike Hillman Eds)

Special Issue Link:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40571-019-00299-0

This special issue is dedicated to Steve Attaway, who passed away on February 28, 2019. Steve Attaway worked at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, for over 30 years making significant contributions in high-performance computing, shock physics, meshfree methods, the geosciences, concrete mechanics, and blast effects on structures. Steve’s early contributions in meshfree methods included stability analysis of smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) (Swegle, J., Hicks, D., and Attaway, S., 1995, “Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Stability Analysis,” JCP v. 116) and the coupling of SPH with the finite element method in a massively parallel explicit dynamics framework (Attaway, S., Heinstein, M., and Swegle, J., 1994, “Coupling of smooth particle hydrodynamics with the finite element method,” Nuclear Eng. Design, v. 150). Steve understood the great potential of meshfree methods for modeling structures under extreme loading conditions including blast effects, penetration, and perforation. Steve helped bring big, seemingly impossible ideas into realization, from parallelizing the PRONTO FEA code in the early 1990s to pushing shock physics codes to run on hundreds of thousands of cores on the world’s fastest supercomputers. Throughout his career, he was recognized with awards and accolades from the Department of Energy. And yet, Steve was never focused solely on the awards, accolades, recognitions, or technical accomplishments, significant though they were. He also invested his time in training the next generation of big thinkers and problem solvers. He probably spent as much time mentoring those around him as he did relishing every opportunity to tackle the “big problems” brought to Sandia for solving. The impact and legacy of Steve Attaway was not just about his technical achievements, but how he was always willing to help, instruct, guide, direct, lead, and serve others (contributed by Joseph Bishop, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM).

Generalized Reproducing Kernel Peridynamics Online

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:54:47 GMT

My latest article on RKPM and peridynamics is online now, available via open-access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00266-9

Generalized Reproducing Kernel Peridynamics, in press!

Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:50:32 GMT

My new paper on the connection between peridynamics and RKPM (and high-order peridynamics) is accepted without revision, and will be online shortly. Stay tuned!

<Download preprint>

Title
Generalized Reproducing Kernel Peridynamics: Unification of Local and Non-Local Meshfree Methods, and an Arbitrary-order Accurate Generalized State-Based Peridynamic Formulation

Abstract
State-based peridynamics is a non-local reformulation of solid mechanics that replaces the force density of the divergence of stress with an integral of the action of force states on bonds local to a given position, which precludes differentiation with the aim to model strong discontinuities effortlessly. A popular implementation is a meshfree formulation where the integral is discretized by quadrature points, which results in a series of unknowns at the points under the strong-form collocation framework. In this work, the meshfree discretization of state-based peridynamics under the correspondence principle is examined and compared to traditional meshfree methods based on the classical local formulation of solid mechanics. It is first shown that the way in which the peridynamic formulation approximates differentiation can be unified with the implicit gradient approximation, and is this is termed the generalized reproducing kernel peridynamic approximation. This allows the construction of non-local deformation gradients with arbitrary-order accuracy, as well as non-local approximations of higher-order derivatives. A high-order accurate non-local divergence of stress is then proposed to replace the force density in the original state-based peridynamics, in order to obtain global arbitrary-order accuracy in the numerical solution. These two operators used in conjunction with one another is termed the generalized reproducing kernel peridynamic method. The strong-form collocation version of the method is tested against benchmark solutions to examine and verify the high-order accuracy and convergence properties of the method.

Peridynamic Shock paper online

Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:15:32 GMT

A Non-ordinary State-based Godunov-peridynamics Formulation for Strong Shocks in Solids

Abstract
The theory and meshfree implementation of peridynamics has been proposed to model problems involving transient strong discontinuities such as dynamic fracture and fragment-impact problems. For effective application of numerical methods to these events, essential shock physics and Gibbs instability should be addressed. The Godunov scheme for shock treatment has been shown an effective approach for tackling these two issues but has not been considered yet for peri-dynamics. This work introduces a physics-based shock modeling formulation for non-ordinary state-based peridynamics, in which the Godunov scheme is introduced by embedding the Rie-mann solution into the force state, resulting in a shock formulation free of tuneable parameters. Several benchmark problems are solved to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed formulation for modeling problems involving shocks in solids.

<Download preprint>

DOI link:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-019-00254-z

IMECE 2019 Abstract Deadline Approaching

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:58:36 GMT

Dear Colleagues:

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Recent Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods” as part of the 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2019) to be held November 8-14, 2019 at Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah.

The minisymposium is listed as 11-28 under Track 11: Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Fluids. Abstracts (presentation only) should be submitted by the deadline of July 22, 2019, at the IMECE 2019 website:  https://event.asme.org/IMECE

The aim of this minisymposium is to bring together experts working on these methods, share research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree and particle methods. Topics of interest for this minisymposium include, but are not limited to the following:

·       Recent advances in meshfree, peridynamics, material point methods, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics
·       Recent advances in formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability
·       Recent advances in numerical integration
·       Characterization and stabilization of numerical instabilities
·       Strong form collocation meshfree methods
·       Simulations involving multiple and coupled physics
·       Simulations involving multiple time and/or length scales
·       Simulation of multi-phase interactions
·       Simulation of structural responses to extreme loading
·       Simulation of microstructural behavior and microstructure evolution
·       Simulation of manufacturing processes
·       Simulation of bio and nano mechanics and material system responses
·       Applications of meshfree methods to simulation of natural disasters
·       Nonlocal mechanics and computation
·       New applications for which meshfree and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods
·       Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations

Organizers:

Sheng-Wei Chi, University of Illinois, <swchi@uic.edu>
J. S. Chen, University of California, San Diego, <js-chen@ucsd.edu>
Mike Hillman, Pennsylvania State University, <mhillman@engr.psu.edu>
C. T. Wu, Livermore Software Technology Corporation, <ctwu@lstc.com>

https://www.asme.org/about-asme/news/asme-news/imece-2019-abstract-deadline-approaching

Meshfree Short Course: May 2019

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:27:24 GMT

Dear Friends,

The Center for Extreme Events Research (CEER) is pleased to announce the new “Interdisciplinary Networking and Training in Engineering and Next-generation Simulations and Experiments” (INTENSE) Program at UC San Diego. Under this CEER INTENSE Program, four short courses will be offered during this spring and summer:

COURSE 1
Introduction to Meshfree Methods: Fundamentals and Application
May 13-15, 2019 (2.5 days)

COURSE 2
Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing
May 15-17, 2019 (2.5 days)

COURSE 3
Advanced Composites for Aerospace Structures: Analysis, Manufacturing and Design
June 24-26, 2019 (2.5 days)

COURSE 4
Joining of Composite Structures
June 26-8, 2019 (2.5 days)

For other information and to register, please visit
http://ceer.ucsd.edu/events/2019/short-course

We look forward to meeting with you at UC San Diego.

Center for Extreme Events Research (CEER)
http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/ceer/
Jacobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego

USNCCM Abstracts do TODAY!

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:17:17 GMT

Abstracts for USNCCM 2019 are due today!

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods” as part of the 15th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM15) to be held July 28 - August 1, 2019 in Austin, Texas. The minisymposium is listed as MS# 301 on the submission website. Abstract submission is now open. To submit an abstract, please visit:

https://submissions15.usnccm.org/

Please be aware that the deadline for abstract submission is January 15th, 2019. Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:

http://15.usnccm.org/

The goal of this minisymposium is to bring together experts working on these methods, share research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree and particle methods. Topics of interest for this minisymposium include, but are not limited to the following:

• Recent advances in meshfree and particle methods, coupling of finite element and meshfree methods, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, and peridynamics
• Methods coupling multiple physics and/or multiple scales
• Methods of fictitious domains and non-intrusive coupling
• Strong form collocation methods
• Nodal integration and domain integration methods for the Galerkin formulation
• Characterization and stabilization of numerical instabilities
• Recent advances in modeling strong and weak discontinuities
• Recent advances in modeling extreme loading events
• Recent advances in modeling manufacturing problems
• Recent advances in modeling bio- and nano- mechanics problems
• Nonlocal mechanics and computation
• Parallel computation, solvers and large-scale simulations
• New applications

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Dear Colleagues: EMI 2019 MS on “Meshfree, Peridynamics, and Particle Methods: Contemporary Methods and Applications”

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:18:52 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Meshfree, Peridynamics, and Particle Methods: Contemporary Methods and Applications” as part of the 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2019) to be held June 18-21, 2019 at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California. The minisymposium is listed as MS#17 on the submission website. Abstract submission is now open. To submit an abstract, please visit:

http://emi2019.exordo.com

Please be aware that the deadline for abstract submission is January 30th, 2019. Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:

http://emi2019.caltech.edu

This session aims to promote collaboration among academia, government, and industry in the development and application of meshfree, peridynamics, and particle methods, to share recent advances, lessons learned, and to transfer knowledge. This minisymposium will solicit all subjects related to development of these methods, which include, but are not limited to, the following:

Fundamental developments
Handling stationary and transient strong and weak discontinuities
Formulations for extreme material distortion, fragmentation, contact and impact, and material instability
Numerical integration
Strong form collocation meshfree methods
Rank stability, kernel stability, and other stability issues
Simulation of classes of problems for which meshfree, peridynamics, and particle methods are superior to conventional mesh-based methods
Parallel-computing, scalable algorithms, and large-scale simulations
Multiple and coupled physics
Multiple time and/or length scales
Multi-phase (solid, fluid and gas) interactions
Structural responses to extreme loading conditions such as blast, impact, and penetration
Simulation of natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and landslides
Simulation of manufacturing processes
Simulation of bio and nano mechanics and material system responses

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Best regards,Mike Hillman
The Pennsylvania State University
mhillman@psu.edu

J. S. Chen
University of California, San Diego, USA
js-chen@ucsd.edu

Sheng-Wei Chi
University of Illinois
swchi@uic.edu

John Foster
The University of Texas at Austin
jfoster@austin.utexas.edu

Pablo Seleson
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
selesonpd@ornl.gov

IS4S contract awarded

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:12:27 GMT

One year grant: Development of a numerical method called the Discrete-Continuum Particle Method (DCPM) for simulating arbitrary three-dimensional fracture while capturing essential failure mechanisms in concrete microstructures. This new numerical method provides a novel framework for naturally converting a continuum discretization into a discrete network of arbitrary fractures with embedded contact for capturing the complex kinematics of failure in geomaterials.

Dear Colleagues: USNCCM 2019 MS on "Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods”

Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:10:28 GMT

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to present your work in the thematic session “Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods” as part of the 15th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM15) to be held July 28 - August 1, 2019 in Austin, Texas. The minisymposium is listed as MS# 301 on the submission website. Abstract submission is now open. To submit an abstract, please visit:

https://submissions15.usnccm.org/

Please be aware that the deadline for abstract submission is January 15th, 2019. Further details on the conference and abstract submission can be found at the conference website:

http://15.usnccm.org/

The goal of this minisymposium is to bring together experts working on these methods, share research results and identify the emergent needs towards more rapid progress in advancing the important fields of meshfree and particle methods. Topics of interest for this minisymposium include, but are not limited to the following:

• Recent advances in meshfree and particle methods, coupling of finite element and meshfree methods, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, and peridynamics
• Methods coupling multiple physics and/or multiple scales
• Methods of fictitious domains and non-intrusive coupling
• Strong form collocation methods
• Nodal integration and domain integration methods for the Galerkin formulation
• Characterization and stabilization of numerical instabilities
• Recent advances in modeling strong and weak discontinuities
• Recent advances in modeling extreme loading events
• Recent advances in modeling manufacturing problems
• Recent advances in modeling bio- and nano- mechanics problems
• Nonlocal mechanics and computation
• Parallel computation, solvers and large-scale simulations
• New applications

We look forward to receiving your abstract submission.

Best regards,

C.T. Wu
Livermore Software Technology Corporation, USA
ctwu@lstc.com

J. S. Chen
University of California, San Diego, USA
js-chen@ucsd.edu

Zhen Chen
University of Missouri, USA
ChenZh@missouri.edu

Sheng-Wei Chi
University of Illinois, USA
swchi@uic.edu

Mike Hillman
The Pennsylvania State University, USA
mhillman@psu.edu

Marc Alexander Schweitzer
University of Bonn and Fraunhofer SCAI, Germany
schweitzer@ins.uni-bonn.de

Dongdong Wang
Xiamen University, China
ddwang@xmu.edu.cn

NSF project awarded

Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:20:47 GMT

My first NSF project has been awarded. My collaborator is Jing Du of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering here at Penn State. The project is on a combined computational-experimental approach to studying fracture in polymer-ceramic composites.

Meshfree conference deadline EXTENDED to June 15

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 18:41:24 GMT

The deadline for submission for Meshfree and Particle Methods: Applications and Theory September 10-12, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico has been EXTENDED to June 15, 2018. The abstracts can be submitted at the following webpage:

http://mfpm2018.usacm.org/abstract_sub

I would like to invite you all to submit an abstract to the topic "Penetration and Perforation"

You are also welcome to submit to any of the focus areas:

Penetration and Perforation
Shock and Hydrodynamics
Advanced Manufacturing
Rapid Design-to-Analysis
Geoscience and Natural Disasters
Fluid-Structure Interactions and Other Coupled Problems
Multi-Scale
Muti-Physics
Implementation and High-Performance Computing
Mathematical Theory
Comparison of Related Methods
Biomaterial
Damage and Fracture
General Session

Abstract submission deadline June 15: Meshfree and Particle Methods: Applications and Theory

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 15:43:10 GMT

I would like to invite you all to submit an abstract to the topic "Penetration and Perforation" at the conference Meshfree and Particle Methods: Applications and Theory September 10-12, 2018 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Details of the conference can be found here:

http://mfpm2018.usacm.org

The deadline for submission is June 15, 2018. The abstracts can be submitted at the following webpage:

http://mfpm2018.usacm.org/abstract_sub

You are also welcome to submit to any of the focus areas:

Penetration and Perforation
Shock and Hydrodynamics
Advanced Manufacturing
Rapid Design-to-Analysis
Geoscience and Natural Disasters
Fluid-Structure Interactions and Other Coupled Problems
Multi-Scale
Muti-Physics
Implementation and High-Performance Computing
Mathematical Theory
Comparison of Related Methods
Biomaterial
Damage and Fracture
General Session

Events this summer and fall

Tue, 08 May 2018 23:17:40 GMT

Here's a summary of the talks, conferences and workshops going on this summer and fall I'm involved with or giving talks at:

2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 29-June 1, 2018.

I'll be giving a talk in "Meshfree, Peridynamics, and Particle Methods: Contemporary Methods and Applications," on Peridynamics, two of my students will give talks too.

This will be a great session bringing together the Galerkin- and strongform-based meshfree methods and the Peridynamics community. My talk will discuss how these two methods are related.

I'm co-organizing this session, but submission is closed.

18th U.S. National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago, Illinois, June 4-9, 2018.

I'll be giving a talk in "Simulation-based Engineering for Structure Resilience to Disastrous Events" on a new meshfree implementation of RKPM which is stable and accurate without corrections.

Submission is closed on this conference.

2018 World Congress on Computational Mechanics, New York, New York, July 22-27, 2018.

I'll be giving a talk in "Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods," about Peridynamics, my students will also give two talks. My post doc will give a talk in "New Trends in Extreme Events Modeling," on shock modeling in Peridynamics,

I'm co-organizing "New Trends in Extreme Events Modeling," however submission is closed.

Meshfree and Particle Methods: Applications and Theory, Sante Fe, New Mexico, September 10-12, 2018.

Submission open until June 15, 2018,

Meshfree workshop at UCSD

August time-frame. More details to come.

2018 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 9-15, 2018.

I'll be giving a talk in "Recent Advances and Applications in Meshfree and Particle Methods,"

I'm co-organizing this session as well. Submission closes July 23, 2018.3, 2018