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A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws

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Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

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Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has become a versatile mesh-free method for modellinglarge strain solid dynamics, yet its numerous variants have led to fragmented understanding andinconsistent stability, accuracy, and robustness. This review consolidates recent advances in SPHfor solids, with...

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title A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
spellingShingle A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
Antonio Gil
title_short A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
title_full A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
title_fullStr A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
title_full_unstemmed A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
title_sort A review of mesh-free Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for large strain solid dynamics: from displacement-based formulations to first-order conservation laws
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description Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) has become a versatile mesh-free method for modellinglarge strain solid dynamics, yet its numerous variants have led to fragmented understanding andinconsistent stability, accuracy, and robustness. This review consolidates recent advances in SPHfor solids, with a particular focus on three-dimensional continuum descriptions, and criticallyexamines major formulations along with their numerical performance. It demonstrates how aunified, variationally consistent SPH framework, expressed in first-order conservation law form,can lead to more accurate and reliable simulations. Benchmark tests and convergence analyses arepresented to evaluate current capabilities and identify remaining challenges. The review concludeswith perspectives on future methodological developments and emerging applications where SPHoffers clear advantages for modelling large deformations.
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