Anura 3D Workshop

MPM in Kratos multiphysics

  • Larese, Antonia (Università degli Studi di Padova (TUM-IAS, Germany))

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In this talk we will give an overview of the MPM formulations available within the KRATOS multiphysics platform. KRATOS is an open-source framework specifically designed to handle multiphysics problems. Initially conceived and designed for finite element applications, it now has several applications to particle-based methods. This talk aims to give an overview of the MPM application capability within Kratos and to present its main features. We will talk about the implicit MPM formulations we have developed to analyze large deformation problems of a single phase material. We will present both an irreducible and a mixed formulation, the latter being specifically designed for incompressible materials [1]. Some recent mixed stabilized formulations for incompressible fluids will also be presented. We have coupled MPM with DEM [2] and with FEM as the main focus of our research is the evaluation of the impact of sliding masses on structures and protective nets typically installed in mountainous regions to protect against rock and debris flows. The developed partitioned coupling approaches are used to combine the advantages of different numerical methods to accurately simulate the interaction between mass flow and structure. The derivation of the formulations, the recent achievements in the robust imposition of nonconforming boundary conditions within the MPM formulation [3], its validation by classical benchmark tests and the recent results on real test cases will be presented.