Choosing between implicit and explicit analysis
abaqus-docs.mit.edu › 2017 › EnglishChoosing between implicit and explicit analysis. For many analyses it is clear whether Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit should be used. For example, as demonstrated in Nonlinearity, Abaqus/Standard is more efficient for solving smooth nonlinear problems; on the other hand, Abaqus/Explicit is the clear choice for a wave propagation analysis. There are, however, certain static or quasi-static problems that can be simulated well with either program.
What are the differences between implicit and explicit ...
www.dynasupport.com › faq › generalIn explicit analysis, no iteration is required as the nodal accelerations are solved directly. The time step in explicit analysis must be less than the Courant time step (time it takes a sound wave to travel across an element). Implicit transient analysis has no inherent limit on the size of the time step. As such, implicit time steps are generally several orders of magnitude larger than explicit time steps.