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An extension of the arbitrary Lagrange Eulerian (ALE) framework for pavements to nonlocal damage mechanics

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The arbitrary Lagrange Eulerian (ALE) framework is shown to be well suited to model pavement structures under moving loads with high accuracy andefficiently, since the mesh is restricted to a small region. One downside of the current state is that damage cannot be represented in this approach in aregularized manner. Therefore, an extension of the current ALE framework for pavements is proposed by the modified Helmholtz equation in conjunctionwith homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions to enable a modeling of regularized damage in this simulation framework.

Source: Mechanics Research Communications

DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2025.104580

Authors: Jakob Platen, Atul Anantheswar, Ines Wollny, Ahmad Chihadeh, Michael Kaliske

Institution: Technische Universität Dresden

Language: English

Topic: Numerical methods in engineering

Subfield: Mechanics of Materials

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,580