MPM‐driven dynamic desiccation cracking and curling in unsaturated soils

• Published in: Computer animation and virtual worlds Vol. 34; no. 3-4
• Main Authors: Tu, Zaili, Peng, Chen, Li, Chen, Wang, Chenhui, Liu, Long, Wang, Changbo, Qin, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Cracking (fracturing); Elastoplasticity; material point method; mesh reconstruction; Moisture effects; physics‐based simulation; Simulation; soil cracks simulation; Soil dynamics; Soil moisture; Unsaturated soils
• ISSN: 1546-4261; 1546-427X
• DOI: 10.1002/cav.2172

Desiccation cracking of soil‐like materials is a common phenomenon in natural dry environment, however, it remains a challenge to model and simulate complicated multi‐physical processes inside the porous structure. With the goal of tracking such physical evolution accurately, we propose an MPM based...