This chapter discusses features related to analysis techniques in Abaqus. It provides an overview of the following enhancements:
Substructuring
“Substructure generation using the AMS eigensolver,” Section 5.1
Matrix generation
“Matrix functionality enhancements,” Section 5.2
Modeling discontinuities
“Enhancements to the XFEM-based crack propagation capability,” Section 5.3
Fracture mechanics
“Enhancements to the Virtual Crack Closure Technique (VCCT),” Section 5.4
Eulerian analysis
“Adaptive mesh refinement for an Eulerian mesh,” Section 5.5
Particle methods
“Smoothed particle hydrodynamics improvements,” Section 5.6
