Hello Abaqus Learning Community,

Is the element deletion supported in Abaqus 2019 when the Mullins' damage model for elastomers is used? Is it possible to have the elements removed without the need for implementing a subroutine?

I am trying to damage a piece of soft tissue using the damage model for elastomers available in Abaqus 2019 but, both in Abaqus/Standard and in Abaqus/Explicit, the elements are distorted but not removed. In addition, though the STATUS and SDEG variable are checked in the Field output, they are not avaible in the Visualization Module even when the job is completed with distorted elements. 

I would appreciate any feedback you can give me.

Thank you.

Annalisa