I'm trying to model in ABAQUS that crack density increases with an increasing strain. The single crack path could be either predefined or solution-dependent. It seems to me that seam crack is able to deal with predefined crack path, but could not deal with increasing crack number? XFEM is powerful and able to predict solution-dependent crack path, however, is it able to produce more and more cracks as the applied strain increases? Thanks for any help. Appreciate.
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