Intra-Increment Adjustments of Implicit Finite Element Simulation

A system for performing finite element simulation, the system comprising:

• a parameter module configured to determine a first value of a parameter and a second value of the parameter used by a finite element simulation of a load increment, the second value of the parameter unequal to the first value of the parameter;
• a solution module communicatively coupled to the parameter module and configured to determine a first solution of the finite element simulation by performing Newton iterations using the first value of the parameter until a first convergence check is satisfied;
• and
• the solution module further configured to determine a second solution of the finite element simulation by continuing the Newton iterations using the second value of the parameter until a second convergence check is satisfied, the first convergence check being different than the second convergence check.

A computer program product executed by a server in communication across a network with one or more clients, the computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor causes:
• determining a first value of a parameter used by a finite element simulation of a load increment;
• determining a first solution of the finite element simulation by performing Newton iterations using the first value of the parameter until a first convergence check is satisfied;
• determining a second value of the parameter used by the finite element simulation of the load increment, the second value of the parameter being unequal to the first value of the parameter;
• and
• determining a second solution of the finite element simulation by continuing the Newton iterations using the second value of the parameter until a second convergence check is satisfied, the first convergence check being different than the second convergence check.