An energy-based study of the embedded element method for explicit dynamics

Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences

Table 1 Fiber volume fraction dependency tests

	Truss elements	Volume fraction	Total mass (kg)	Applied displacement (m)	Time increment (s)	Strain rate (1/s)
Abaqus	0	0	7800	0.05	0.01	5
	2	0.04	8112	0.05	0.01	5
	10	0.2	9360	0.05	0.01	5
	25	0.5	11,700	0.05	0.01	5
FM	0	0	7800	0.05	0.01	5
	2	0.04	8112	0.05	0.01	5
	10	0.2	9360	0.05	0.01	5
	25	0.5	11,700	0.05	0.01	5
FM Corrected	2	0.04	7800	0.05	0.01	5
	10	0.2	7800	0.05	0.01	5
	25	0.5	7800	0.05	0.01	5