Publications
A Alsardi, A Yerro (2024) MPM Coseismic Slope Runout Prediction Using the Intergranular Strain Anisotropy Hypoplastic Model, GeoCongress 2024, 203-212
LA Aviles, G Di Carluccio, NM Pinyol (2024) Layered construction process with the material point method, Computers and Geotechnics 171, 106401
F Ceccato, A Yerro, G Di Carluccio (2024) _Simulating landslides with the material point method: Best practices, potentialities, and challenges, Engineering Geology, 107614
M Lu, F Ceccato, M Zhou, A Yerro, J Zhang (2024) [Evaluating the exceedance probability of the runout distance of rainfall-induced landslides using a two-stage FEM-MPM approach](M Lu, F Ceccato, M Zhou, A Yerro, J Zhang), Acta Geotechnica 19 (6), 3691-3706
J Macedo, A Yerro, R Cornejo, I Pierce (2024) Cadia TSF failure assessment considering triggering and post triggering mechanisms, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 150 (4), 04024011
AR Roshan, A Yerro (2024) Effects of Landslide Sliding Surface Characteristics on the Impact Force on Rigid Structures, GeoCongress 2024, 224-234
ZA Urmi, A Yerro, A Saeidi, RVP Chavali (2024) Prediction of retrogressive landslide in sensitive clays by incorporating a novel strain softening law into the Material Point Method, Engineering Geology, 107669
KM Yost, A Yerro, E Martin, and RA Green (2024) A cone penetration test database for multiple thin-layer correction procedure development Earthquake Spectra 40 (1), 803-827.
A Alsardi, A Yerro (2023) Coseismic site response and slope instability using periodic boundary conditions in the material point method Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 15 (3), 641-658
A Chmelnizkij (2023) Regularized MPM for porous media Technische Universität Hamburg, Institut für Geotechnik und Baubetrieb, February 2023.
G Di Carluccio, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso, M Hürlimann (2023) Liquefaction-induced flow-like landslide. The case of Valarties. Géotechnique. Ahead of Print, pp. 1-18.
V Girardi, A Yerro, P Simonini, F Gabrieli, F Ceccato(2023) Wetting induced instabilities in layered slopes: A Material Point Method analysis Engineering Geology, February 2023.
P Marveggio, M Zerbi, C di Prisco (2023) Modelling Phase Transition in Saturated Granular Materials in MPM National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering, 452-459
A Monzer, A Faramarzi, A Yerro, D Chapman (2023) MPM investigation of the fluidization initiation and post fluidization mechanism around a pressurized leaking pipe Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 149 (11), 04023096
FF Yalcin, L Zambrano-Cruzatty, A Yerro (2023) Numerical Analysis of FFP Impact on Saturated Sands Geo-Congress 2023, 180-189, Los Angeles, USA, March 26-29
K Yost, M Martinelli, A Yerro, R Green, D de Lange (2023) Addressing Complexities in MPM Modeling of Calibration Chamber Cone Penetrometer Tests in Homogenous and Highly Interlayered Soils. Computers and Geotechnics Computers and Geotechnics 158 (105378)
R Cornejo, J Macedo, SM Olson, A Yerro (2022) Geometrical Considerations on the Runout Analysis of the Fundão Dam Failure Dams Tailings and Mine Waste Conference 2022, Denver, USA, Nov 06-09
V Girardi, F Ceccato, A Rohe, P Simonini, F Gabrieli (2022) Failure of levees induced by toe uplift: Investigation of post-failure behavior using material point method Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, September 2022.
V Girardi, F Ceccato, A Yerro, P Simonini, F Gabrieli (2022) Large strain analysis of unsaturated heterogeneous slopes with MPM In: Barla, M., Di Donna, A., Sterpi, D., Insana, A. (eds) Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics. IACMAG 2022. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 288. Springer, Cham.
X. Xie, F. Ceccato, M.L. Zhou, D.M. Zhang (2022) Hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils during water-soil gushing in shield tunnels using MPM Computers and Geotechnics, 145(July 2021), 104688. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2022.104688
A Monzer, J Murphy, A Yerro, A Faramarzi, D Chapman (2022) Simulation of Soil Fluidization around a Pressurized Leaking Pipe Using the Material Point Method, Geo-Congress 2022, 363-374, preprint
KM Yost, A Yerro, RA Green, E Martin, J Cooper (2022) MPM Modeling of Cone Penetrometer Testing for Multiple Thin-Layer Effects in Complex Soil Stratigraphy, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 148 (2), 04021189
A Yerro, V Girardi, M Martinelli, F Ceccato (2022) Modelling unsaturated soils with the Material Point Method. A discussion of the state-of-the-art, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, In press
NM Pinyol, M Alvarado, LM Garcia (2021) Dynamics of slow and fast landslides. Proceedings of SCG-XIII International Symposium on Landslides. Cabrera MA, Prada-Sarmiento LF, Montero J (eds.). Cartagena, Colombia. June 15-19, 2020, pp. 1-30
EE Alonso, NM Pinyol, A Yerro (2021) Dynamics of landslides in argillaceous rocks, Geotecnia, 152, 273-305
A Alsardi, J Copana, A Yerro (2021) Modelling earthquake-triggered landslide runout with the material point method, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 174 (5), 563-576, preprint
A Alsardi, A Yerro (2021) Runout Modeling of Earthquake-Triggered Landslides with the Material Point Method International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo 2021, May 10–14, 2021, Dallas, Texas, pp.21-31
F Ceccato, A Yerro, V Girardi, P Simonini (2021) Two-phase dynamic MPM formulation for unsaturated soil, Computers and Geotechnics 129, 103876, preprint
V Girardi, A Yerro, F Ceccato, P Simonini (2021) Modelling deformations in water retention structures with unsaturated material point method, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Geotechnical Engineering, 174 (5), 577-592
X Xu, A Yerro, K Soga, M Li, F Jin (2021) Numerical Modelling and Simulation of the Wheel Rotation Problems by the Material Point Method, In: Barla M., Di Donna A., Sterpi D. (eds) Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics. IACMAG 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 125. Springer, Cham
I. Vego, F. Ceccato, P. Simonini, J.D. Frost, S.D. Mallett, S. Cola (2021) Numerical Investigation of Failure Mechanism During Pullout of Root Inspired Anchorages, In: Barla M., Di Donna A., Sterpi D. (eds) Challenges and Innovations in Geomechanics. IACMAG 2021. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 125. Springer, Cham
X. Xiaochuang, F. Ceccato, D. Zhang and M. Zhou, Simulating water and soil gushing around shield tunnel with Material Point Method, in: 9th edition of the International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering (COUPLED PROBLEMS 2021).
LE Zambrano-Cruzatty, A Yerro (2020) Numerical simulation of a free fall penetrometer deployment using the material point method, Soils and Foundations 60 (3), 668-682
J Murphy, A Yerro, K Soga (2020) A New Approach to Simulate Suffusion Processes with MPM, Geo-Congress 2020 GSP 317, pp.482-490
LE Zambrano-Cruzatty, A Yerro, N Stark (2020) Influence of the Stiffness and Saturated Conditions of Sand on the Numerical Simulation of Free Fall Penetrometers, Geo-Congress 2020 GSP 317, pp.9-18
F Ceccato, A Leonardi, V Girardi, M Pirulli, P Simonini (2020) Numerical and experimental investigation of saturated granular column collapse in air, Soils and Foundations 60 (3), 683-696 manuscript
F Ceccato, A Bisson, S Cola (2020) Large displacement numerical study of 3D plate anchors, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 24:4, 520-538, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2017.1408498 ¹_accepted manuscript_
F Ceccato, V Girardi, P Simonini (2019) Developing and Testing Multiphase MPM Approaches for the Stability of Dams and River Embankments In: Carcaterra, A., Paolone, A., Graziani, G. (eds) Proceedings of XXIV AIMETA Conference 2019. AIMETA 2019. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham.
G. Di Carluccio, NM Pinyol, M. Hürlimann, P Perdices (2019) Numerical modelling of a landslide in Vall d’Aran with material point method, VI International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: Fundamentals and Applications (PARTICLES 2019). Barcelona, 28-30 October, 2019, PP. 534-542. ISBN: 978-84-121101-1-1
F Ceccato, V Girardi, A Yerro, P Simonini (2019) Evaluation of dynamic explicit MPM formulations for unsaturated soils, VI International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: fundamentals and applications (PARTICLES 2019), Barcelona, 28-30 October, 2019, pp.93-102
EJ Fern (2019) Modelling tunnel-induced deformations with the material point method Computers and Geotechnics 111, 202-208
J Fern, A Rohe, K Soga, E Alonso (2019) The material point method for geotechnical engineering: a practical guide CRC Press
A Yerro, K Soga, J Bray (2019) Runout evaluation of the Oso landslide with the material point method, Canadian Geotechnical Journal 56 (9), 1304-1317
A Yerro, A Rohe (2019) Fundamentals of the Material Point Method, In: Fern et al (eds) The Material Point Method for Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, pp.23-55
A Yerro, EE Alonso (2019) Landslides in Unsaturated Soil, In: Fern et al (eds) The Material Point Method for Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, pp.215-225
M Alvarado, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso (2019) Thermal Interaction in Shear Bands: the Vajont Landslide, In The Material Point Method for Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, pp.245-269
NM Pinyol, G Di Carluccio (2019) Excavation-Induced Instabilities, In The Material Point Method for Geotechnical Engineering: A Practical Guide, CRC Press, pp.271-286
L Zambrano, A Yerro, N Stark (2019) Numerical Modeling of a Free Fall Penetrometer Deployment Using the Material Point Method, Geo-Congress 2019 GSP 310, 116-124
F Ceccato, A Yerro, M Martinelli (2018) Modelling soil-water interaction with the material point method. Evaluation of single-point and double-point formulations, In: Cardoso et al. (eds) Numerical methods in geotechnical engineering IX, pp.351-358
A Yerro, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso (2018) Internal rock damage during landsliding: Kinematic effects, In: Aversa et al. (eds) Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice, pp.2079-2086
A Yerro, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso (2018) Modelling the initiation and run-out of rainfall-induced slope instability, In: Aversa et al. (eds) Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice, pp.2087-2095
F Ceccato, P Simonini, V Girardi (2018) MPM Simulations of the Impact of Fast Landslides on Retaining Dams In: Wu, W., Yu, HS. (eds) Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham.
F. Ceccato, I. Redaelli, C. di Prisco, P. Simonini (2018). Impact forces of granular flows on rigid structures: Comparison between discontinuous (DEM) and continuous (MPM) numerical approaches. Computers and Geotechnics, 103, 201-217. accepted manuscript
A Yerro, A Rohe, K Soga (2017) Modelling internal erosion with the material point method, Procedia Engineering 175, 365–3727
F Ceccato, P Simonini, (2017) Numerical study of partially drained penetration and pore pressure dissipation in piezocone test. Acta Geotech. 12, 195–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-016-0448-6
F Ceccato, L Beuth, P Simonini (2017) Adhesive contact algorithm for MPM and its application to the simulation of cone penetration in clay. 1st International conference on the Material Point Method, Delft, 10-13 January 2017
EJ Fern, DA de Lange, C Zwanenburg, JAM Teunissen, A Rohe, K Soga (2017) Experimental and numerical investigations of dyke failures involving soft materials Engineering Geology 219, 130-139
EJ Fern, K Soga (2017) Granular column collapse of wet sand Procedia Engineering 175, 14-20
EJ Fern, K Soga (2016) The role of constitutive models in MPM simulations of granular column collapses Acta Geotechnica 11 (3), 659-678
A Yerro, EE Alonso, NM Pinyol (2016) Run-out of landslides in brittle soils, Computers and Geotechnics 80, 427-439
A Yerro, EE Alonso, NM Pinyol (2016) Modelling the initiation and run-out of rainfall-induced slope instability, E3S Web Conf. Volume 9, 2016, 3rd European Conference on Unsaturated Soils: E-UNSAT 2016, 08019, pp.6
F Ceccato, L Beuth, P Simonini (2016). Analysis of piezocone penetration under different drainage conditions with the two-phase Material Point Method. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 142(12), DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001550.
F Ceccato, L Beuth,P.A. Vermeer, P Simonini (2016). Two-phase material point method applied to the study of cone penetration. Computers and Geotechnics, 80, 440-452.. DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2016.03.003
EE Alonso, A Yerro, NM Pinyol (2015) Recent developments of the Material Point Method for the simulation of landslides, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 26, 012003
K Soga, E Alonso, A Yerro, K Kumar, S Bandara (2015) Trends in large-deformation analysis of landslide mass movements with particular emphasis on the material point method, Géotechnique 66 (3), 248-273
A Yerro (2015) MPM modelling of landslides in brittle and unsaturated soils, PhD Thesis, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
A Yerro, E Alonso, N Pinyol (2015) The material point method for unsaturated soils, Géotechnique 65 (3), 201-217
A Yerro, E Alonso, N Pinyol (2015) Internal Progressive Failure in Deep-Seated Landslides, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 49, 2317–2332
M M J Mieremet, DF Stolle, F Ceccato, C Vuik (2015). Numerical stability for modelling of dynamic two-phase interaction. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 40 (9), 1284-1294. DOI: 10.1002/nag.2483
EE Alonso, NM Pinyol, A Yerro (2014) Mathematical modelling of slopes, Procedia Earth and Planetary Science 9, 64-73
A Yerro, E Alonso, N Pinyol (2014) Run-out of landslides in brittle soils: an MPM analysis, In: Soga et al. (eds) Geomechanics from micro to macro: proceedings of the TC105 ISSMGE international symposium on geomechanics from micro to macro: Cambridge, UK, 1-3 September 2014, pp.977-982
A Yerro, E Alonso, N Pinyol (2014) Modelling progressive failure with MPM, In: Hicks et al (eds) Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 319-323
F Ceccato, L Beuth, P A Vermeer, P Simonini, (2014). Two-phase Material Point Method applied to cone penetration for different drainage conditions. In: International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, Cambridge (United Kingdom), 1-3 September 2014
A Yerro, E Alonso, N Pinyol (2013) The Material Point Method: a promising computational tool in Geotechnics, In: Proceedings 18th International Conference for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, pp.1-4
A Yerro (2011) Solving hydro-mechanical problems with the material point method, In: Barends et el. (eds) Geotechnical Engineering: New Horizons: Proceedings of the 21st European Young Geotechnical Engineers' Conference, Rotterdam 2011, pp.1-6