HOSS: an implementation of the combined finite-discrete element method

Nearly thirty years since its inception, the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM) has made remarkable strides in becoming a mainstream analysis tool within the field of Computational Mechanics. FDEM was developed to effectively “bridge the gap” between two disparate Computational Mechanics approaches known as the finite and discrete element methods. At Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) researchers developed the Hybrid Optimization Software Suite (HOSS) as a hybrid multi-physics platform, based on FDEM, for the simulation of solid material behavior complemented with the latest technological enhancements for full fluid–solid interaction. In HOSS, several newly developed FDEM algorithms have been implemented that yield more accurate material deformation formulations, inter-particle interaction solvers, and fracture and fragmentation solutions. In addition, an explicit computational fluid dynamics solver and a novel fluid–solid interaction algorithms have been fully integrated (as opposed to coupled) into the HOSS’ solid mechanical solver, allowing for the study of an even wider range of problems. Advancements such as this are leading HOSS to become a tool of choice for multi-physics problems. HOSS has been successfully applied by a myriad of researchers for analysis in rock mechanics, oil and gas industries, engineering application (structural, mechanical and biomedical engineering), mining, blast loading, high velocity impact, as well as seismic and acoustic analysis. This paper intends to summarize the latest development and application efforts for HOSS.

[1]  A. Munjiza,et al.  Fracture and fragmentation of thin shells using the combined finite–discrete element method , 2013 .

[2]  Esteban Rougier,et al.  Computational Mechanics of Discontinua , 2011 .

[3]  Dimitrios Pavlidis,et al.  The immersed-body gas-solid interaction model for blast analysis in fractured solid media , 2017 .

[4]  A. Munjiza,et al.  Computational Mechanics of Discontinua: Munjiza/Computational Mechanics of Discontinua , 2011 .

[5]  J. H. Tillotson.  METALLIC EQUATIONS OF STATE FOR HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT , 1962 .

[6]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  Simulation of discrete cracks driven by nearly incompressible fluid via 2D combined finite‐discrete element method , 2019, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics.

[7]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  FSIS: a novel fluid–solid interaction solver for fracturing and fragmenting solids , 2020 .

[8]  Joseph P. Morris,et al.  Simulations of Fracture and Fragmentation of Geologic Materials using Combined FEM/DEM Analysis , 2005 .

[9]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Combined single and smeared crack model in combined finite-discrete element analysis , 1999 .

[10]  S. Kedar,et al.  Lagrangian‐based Simulations of Hypervelocity Impact Experiments on Mars Regolith Proxy , 2020, Geophysical Research Letters.

[11]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  A smooth contact algorithm for the combined finite discrete element method , 2020 .

[12]  A Munjiza,et al.  A computational model of ureteral peristalsis and an investigation into ureteral reflux , 2018, Biomedical engineering letters.

[13]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  An M(M−1K)m proportional damping in explicit integration of dynamic structural systems , 1998 .

[14]  Zhou Lei,et al.  Modeling of Stick‐Slip Behavior in Sheared Granular Fault Gouge Using the Combined Finite‐Discrete Element Method , 2018, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.

[15]  Andreas Benardos,et al.  Room and Pillar Design and Construction for Underground Coal Mining in Greece , 2018, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering.

[16]  Hong Zheng,et al.  A two-dimensional coupled hydro-mechanical finite-discrete model considering porous media flow for simulating hydraulic fracturing , 2016 .

[17]  Guangqi Chen,et al.  Frontiers of Discontinuous Numerical Methods and Practical Simulations in Engineering and Disaster Prevention , 2013 .

[18]  Christopher Mark,et al.  Coal bursts that occur during development: A rock mechanics enigma , 2017 .

[19]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  A generalized anisotropic deformation formulation for geomaterials , 2016, 1805.06024.

[20]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Fluid Driven Rock Deformation via the Combined FDEM Methodology , 2012 .

[21]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  FDEM Simulation on a Triaxial Core-Flood Experiment of Shale , 2015 .

[22]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Simulation of Fracture Coalescence in Granite via the Combined Finite–Discrete Element Method , 2018, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.

[23]  Stephen A. Vavasis,et al.  Time continuity in cohesive finite element modeling , 2003 .

[24]  John-Paul Latham,et al.  3D dynamics of discrete element systems comprising irregular discrete elements—integration solution for finite rotations in 3D , 2003 .

[25]  O. K. Mahabadi,et al.  Acceleration of a 2D/3D finite-discrete element code for geomechanical simulations using General Purpose GPU computing , 2018, Computers and Geotechnics.

[26]  Quansheng Liu,et al.  Simulation of coupled hydro-mechanical interactions during grouting process in fractured media based on the combined finite-discrete element method , 2019, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology.

[27]  Qianbing Zhang,et al.  Development of a 3D Hybrid Finite-Discrete Element Simulator Based on GPGPU-Parallelized Computation for Modelling Rock Fracturing Under Quasi-Static and Dynamic Loading Conditions , 2019, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.

[28]  Chunning Ji,et al.  A novel iterative direct-forcing immersed boundary method and its finite volume applications , 2012, J. Comput. Phys..

[29]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Penalty function method for combined finite–discrete element systems comprising large number of separate bodies , 2000 .

[30]  John R. Williams,et al.  Dynamic simulation of multiple deformable bodies using combined discrete and finite element methods , 2004 .

[31]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  A non-locking composite tetrahedron element for the combined finite discrete element method , 2016 .

[32]  M. M. Reda Taha,et al.  Simulation of mixed-mode fracture using the combined finite–discrete element method , 2020 .

[33]  Jiansheng Xiang,et al.  Development of Virtual Geoscience Simulation Tools, VGeST For Irregular Blocky Rock Applications In Rock Engineering Using the Combined Finite Discrete Element Method, FEMDEM , 2010 .

[34]  A. Munjiza.  The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method: Munjiza/Discrete Element Method , 2004 .

[35]  A. Munjiza,et al.  NBS contact detection algorithm for bodies of similar size , 1998 .

[36]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  Fracture-permeability behavior of shale , 2015 .

[37]  A. Munjiza.  The Combined Finite-Discrete Element Method , 2004 .

[38]  Chunning Ji,et al.  Saltation of particles in turbulent channel flow. , 2014, Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics.

[39]  Hong Zheng,et al.  FDEM-flow3D: A 3D hydro-mechanical coupled model considering the pore seepage of rock matrix for simulating three-dimensional hydraulic fracturing , 2017 .

[40]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  3-D Finite-Discrete Element Simulation of a Triaxial Direct-Shear Experiment , 2018 .

[41]  Giovanni Grasselli,et al.  Simulation of thermal cracking in anisotropic shale formations using the combined finite-discrete element method , 2020 .

[42]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  A framework for grand scale parallelization of the combined finite discrete element method in 2d , 2014, CPM 2014.

[43]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Validation of a three-dimensional Finite-Discrete Element Method using experimental results of the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar test , 2014 .

[44]  R. Langridge,et al.  Earthquake Damage Patterns Resolve Complex Rupture Processes , 2018, Geophysical Research Letters.

[45]  Hari S. Viswanathan,et al.  Numerical analysis of flyer plate experiments in granite via the combined finite–discrete element method , 2019 .

[46]  A. Munjiza,et al.  Large Strain Finite Element Method: A Practical Course , 2015 .

[47]  Frederick M. Chester,et al.  Hybrid fracture and the transition from extension fracture to shear fracture , 2004, Nature.

[48]  D. Owen,et al.  A combined finite‐discrete element method in transient dynamics of fracturing solids , 1995 .

[49]  C. Peskin.  The immersed boundary method , 2002, Acta Numerica.

[50]  Y. Klinger,et al.  Dynamics, Radiation, and Overall Energy Budget of Earthquake Rupture With Coseismic Off‐Fault Damage , 2019, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.

[51]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  HOSS: An integrated platform for discontinua simulations , 2013 .

[52]  Esteban Rougier,et al.  From Stress Chains to Acoustic Emission. , 2019, Physical review letters.

[53]  John-Paul Latham,et al.  Detonation gas model for combined finite‐discrete element simulation of fracture and fragmentation , 2000 .

[54]  Erik Asphaug,et al.  Validation of numerical codes for impact and explosion cratering: Impacts on strengthless and metal targets , 2008 .

[55]  O. K. Mahabadi,et al.  Y-Geo: New Combined Finite-Discrete Element Numerical Code for Geomechanical Applications , 2012 .

[56]  B. Valley,et al.  THERMAID - A matlab package for thermo-hydraulic modeling and fracture stability analysis in fractured reservoirs , 2018, 1806.10942.

[57]  Antonio Munjiza,et al.  Study on the packed volume-to-void ratio of idealized human red blood cells using a finite-discrete element method , 2019, Applied Mathematics and Mechanics.