Abaqus/Explicit

Dynamic Simulation Excellence

Abaqus/Explicit is an explicit-dynamic finite-element solver most suitable for simulating brief transient and dynamic events such as drop tests of consumer electronics, automotive crashes, and ballistic impacts. The growing popularity of Abaqus/Explicit is due to its unique expertise in handling nonlinear behavior effectively. It makes Abaqus/Explicit ideal for simulating many quasi-static events, such as the rolling of hot metal and slow crushing of energy-absorbing structures. The key elements of its architecture are ease of use, reliability, and efficiency for production environments. The Abaqus/CAE modeling environment supports Abaqus/Explicit for all common pre- and post-processing.
Abaqus/Explicit and Abaqus/Standard are designed to work cohesively, allowing you to couple the two solvers. You can continue a simulation that starts in Abaqus/Standard, in Abaqus/Explicit and conversely. The importing functionality allows users to apply Abaqus/Explicit to specific portions of the analysis that suit an explicit-dynamic solution technique. Alternatively, users can apply Abaqus/Standard to those portions of the analysis that are more suitable for an implicit solver.
  • Nonlinear dynamic stress analysis
  • Acoustics
  • Multi-physics procedure for thermal/structural simulation
  • Discrete Element Method (DEM) for particle simulations
  • Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation
  • Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH)
  • Linear solid elements for stress analysis
  • Quadratic tetrahedral elements for stress analysis
  • Structural elements: Shell elements, beam elements, truss elements, membrane elements
  • Elements for coupled thermal/structural simulations
  • Special elements for modeling
    • A wide range of kinematic behaviors
    • Spot welds
    • Adhesive connections
  • Linear elasticity and viscoelasticity
  • Nonlinear viscoelasticity
  • Isotropic and kinematic plasticity
  • Damage and fracture mechanics
  • Low-density, rate-dependent foam
  • Equation of states, including non-Newtonian fluids and ideal gases