Role of bondenergy in bond_gran

Submitted by SHUBHAM AGARWAL on Fri, 05/12/2023 - 20:53

Hello
I am currently using Liggghts-flexible fibers. In the bond_gran.cpp file, it calculates the total bond energy using elastic assumptions, and use set bond energy later on.
Actually I am modifying the bond gran.cpp file to include the nonlinear material model, and the formulation with elasic assumptions will not be valid anymore. However I don't need bond energy as an output on my simulation.
I just wanted to clarify, will it affect the simulation accuracy/performance if I keep the bondenergy part erroneous?

Thanks
Shubham