[en] Julia ; Material point method (MPM) ; High-performance dynamic programming language ; Technical computing
[en] This article presents the implementation of the material point method (MPM) using Julia. Julia is an open source, multi-platform, high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to Matlab and Python programmers. MPM is a hybrid particle-grid approach that combines the advantages of Eulerian and Lagrangian methods and is suitable for complex solid mechanics problems involving contact, impact and large deformations. We will show that a Julia based MPM code, which is short, compact and readable and uses only Julia built in features, performs much better (with speed up of up to 8) than a similar Matlab based MPM code for large strain solid mechanics simulations. We share our experiences of implementing MPM in Julia and demonstrate that Julia is a very interesting platform for rapid development in the field of scientific computing.
Australian Research Council via project DE160100577 ; Civil Engineering Department at Monash University
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[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Engineering Research Unit]
