Hello community,
I am trying to use XFEM for my Fracture simulations in ABAQUS. I find it difficult to grasp at first glance. Can anyone please explain XFEM in simpler words for me?
Can I use XFEM in place of VCCT or the Cohesive approach? Under what cases can I use XFEM?
I read about the Reaction force output in ABAQUS. It is available as a history output. What is this and how to use this output?
What information does this output variable tell me even?