Landslide simulation using MEGA

Demonstration of meshfree analysis. Quasi-linear Reproducing Kernel Particle Method (RKPM) [1-3] with Naturally Stabilized Nodal Integration (NSNI) [2] for slope stability analysis. Soil is modeled with Drucker-Prager with tension cut-off. Simulation performed with the Hillman Group's in-house code MEGA.

Variationally Consistent Integration (VC) [5] to be added soon.

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