What are the differences between implicit and explicit?

In static analysis, there is no effect of mass (inertia) or of damping. In dynamic analysis, nodal forces associated
with mass/inertia and damping are included.
Static analysis is done using an implicit solver in LS-DYNA. Dynamic analysis can be done via the explicit solver
or the implicit solver.a
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In nonlinear implicit analysis, solution of each step requires a series of trial solutions (iterations) to establish
equilibrium within a certain tolerance. In 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.

Implicit analysis requires a numerical solver to invert the stiffness matrix once or even several times over the
course of a load/time step. This matrix inversion is an expensive operation, especially for large models. Explicit
doesn't require this step.

Explicit analysis handles nonlinearities with relative ease as compared to implicit analysis. This would include
treatment of contact and material nonlinearities.
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In explicit dynamic analysis, nodal accelerations are solved directly (not iteratively) as the inverse of the
diagonal mass matrix times the net nodal force vector where net nodal force includes contributions from
exterior sources (body forces, applied pressure, contact, etc.), element stress, damping, bulk viscosity, and
hourglass control. Once accelerations are known at time n, velocities are calculated at time n+1/2, and
displacements at time n+1. From displacements comes strain. From strain comes stress. And the cycle is
repeated. Explicit analyses compute dynamic stress waves that propagate throughout the entire mesh

Solution Control
Weak Spring
WSPRINGS (predefined ANSYS macro) creates weak springs on the corner nodes of the bounding box of the
currently selected elements. The six nodes of the bounding box are attached to ground
using COMBIN14 elements. The stiffness is chosen as a small number and can be changed by changing the real
constants of the COMBIN14elements. This command works only for models that have a geometric extension
in two or three dimensions. One dimensional problems (pure beam in one axis) are not supported.
Static analizlerde uygulanan kuvvet eer BC constraint ler eksik ise rigid body motion RBM a yol aar. Bunu
nlemek iin, geometrinin d nodlar ile dardaki bi sanal kutu arasna Weak springs Combin 14 elemanlar
koyar solver. Bu RBM leri engeller.

Large Deflection
f ths is enabled, solution runs nonlinear analysis
Inertia relief
When inertia relief is on, the solver calculates accelerations to counterbalance the applied loads.
Accelerations are calculated from the element mass matrices and the applied forces. Both translational and
rotational accelerations may be calculated. This option applies only to the linear static structural analyses.
Nonlinearities, elements that operate in the nodal coordinate system, and axisymmetric or generalized
plane strain elements are not allowed. Models with both 2-D and 3-D element types or with symmetry
boundary constraints are not recommended. Loads may be input as usual. Displacements and stresses are
calculated as usual. Symmetry models are not valid for inertia relief.
Contact types:
The available contact types are listed below. Most of the types apply to Contact Regions made up of faces only.
Bonded: This is the default configuration and applies to all contact regions (surfaces, solids, lines,
faces, edges). If contact regions are bonded, then no sliding or separation between faces or edges is
allowed. Think of the region as glued. This type of contact allows for a linear solution since
the contact length/area will not change during the application of the load. Ifcontact is determined on
the mathematical model, any gaps will be closed and any initial penetration will be ignored.
No separation:This contact setting is similar to the Bonded case. It only applies to regions of faces (for
3D solids) or edges (for 2D plates). Separation of the geometries in contact is not allowed, but small
amounts of frictionless sliding can occur along contact geometries. allows for relative sliding in
directions tangent to the contact surfaces but constrains all relative motion normal to the contact
surfaces, and thus does not allow the surfaces to separate.
Frictionless:This setting models standard unilateral contact; that is, normal pressure equals zero if
separation occurs. Thus gaps can form in the model between bodies depending on the loading. This
solution is nonlinear because the area of contact may change as the load is applied. A zero coefficient
of friction is assumed, thus allowing free sliding. The model should be well constrained when using
this contact setting.
Rough: Similar to the frictionless setting, this setting models perfectly rough frictional contact where
there is no sliding. It only applies to regions of faces (for 3D solids) or edges (for 2D plates). By default,
no automatic closing of gaps is performed. This case corresponds to an infinite friction coefficient
between the contacting bodies.
Frictional: In this setting, the two contacting geometries can carry shear stresses up to a certain
magnitude across their interface before they start sliding relative to each other. This state is known as
"sticking." The model defines an equivalent shear stress at which sliding on the geometry begins as a
fraction of the contact pressure. Once the shear stress is exceeded, the two geometries will slide
relative to each other. The coefficient of friction can be any nonnegative value.

Buckling analysis (Load Multiplier)

The results calculated by the Eigenvalue Buckling analysis are buckling load factors that scale all of
the loads applied in the Static Structural analysis. Thus for example if you applied a 10 N compressive
load on a structure in the static analysis and if the Eigenvalue Buckling analysis calculates a load
factor of 1500, then the predicted buckling load (failure) is 1500x10 = 15000 N. Because of this it is
typical to apply unit loads in the static analysis that precedes the buckling analysis.

Element types
Linear and quadratic elements. Quadratic elements have middle nodes compared to regular linear element. For
linear structural analyses with degenerate element shapes (that is, triangular 2-D elements and wedge or
tetrahedral 3-D elements), the quadratic elements will usually yield better results at less expense than will the
linear elements.