ExplicitDifference Integrator
The ExplicitDifference integrator is an explicit time integration method for dynamic analysis.
Description
This integrator is particularly suitable for:
Dynamic problems requiring computational efficiency
Impact and blast analyses
Wave propagation problems
Cases where the time step is limited by physics rather than stability
Short-duration dynamic events
The ExplicitDifference method advances the solution without solving a system of equations at each time step, making it computationally efficient for each step.
Parameters
This integrator has no parameters.
Usage Example
# Create an ExplicitDifference integrator
integrator = fm.analysis.integrators.create_integrator("explicitdifference")