Research Article

Partitioned Strong Coupling of Discrete Elements with Large Deformation Structural Finite Elements to Model Impact on Highly Flexible Tension Structures

Table 1

Comparison of computation time with different relaxations and the Aitken relaxation.

Relaxation factor αRelative computation time (%)

0.1100.0
0.254.1
0.520.4
0.728.5
Aitken18.7