Using the newly implemented feature of embedding FORTRAN type expressions in LS-DYNA using the *PARAMETER_EXPRESSION keyword, it is becoming easier to develop analysis templates that can provide flexible ways of changing analysis settings. A partial input file highlighting the possibilities is shown below, and the full file is available here: main.k. Using this as a…
Under-integrated elements are widely popular in the explicit field for their robustness and computational efficiency. However, their use in Implicit without appropriate stabilization methods can cause singularities and may result in poor convergence behavior. LS-DYNA offers parameters such as ISHELL, ISOLID, and IBEAM in the keyword *CONTROL_IMLPICIT_EIGENVALUE which can be used to switch to an…
When migrating input files or using internal switching from Explicit to Implicit solution type, the influence of strain-rate effects, if defined for the materials used, should always be considered. If the problem is intended to be static or quasi-static during the implicit solution, it is recommended that strain-rate effects be ignored. LS-DYNA now offers a…
