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Front Matter

  • Abstract
  • Acknowledgements

Main Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Representative Volume Elements
  • 3. Explicit Subcycling
  • 4. Automatic Time Step Selector
  • 5. Modal Analysis
  • 6. Solvers and Solver Options
  • 7. eXtended Finite Element Method (XFEM)
  • 8. Explicit Control Modes
  • 9. External Loadstep Predictor
  • 10. Bolt
  • 11. Linear Beam
  • 12. Contact
  • 13. Nonlocal Regularization
  • 14. POD
  • 15. Conforming Reproducing Kernel Method
  • 16. Material Models
  • 17. Cohesive Material Models
  • 18. Multicriteria Rebalance
  • 19. Phase Field Fracture
  • 20. Other In-Development Capabilities
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