Who is the course for

This course is designed for engineers who need to analyse problems involving contact, large deformations and non-linear materials in crash or drop test scenarios.

Duration

2 days

Course Aims

• To be able to distinguish which problems should be analysed using the Explicit Method.
• To become familiar with the ANSYS LS-DYNA interface.
• To understand the Explicit Method technology.
• To gain practical experience on how to obtain accurate results efficiently.

Topics covered

• Introduction to ANSYS LS-DYNA and the Explicit Method
• Elements
• Part Definitions
• Materials Definition
• Loading, Rigid Bodies, and Boundary Conditions
• Contact Surface
• Solution and Simulation Controls
• Postprocessing
• Restarting
• Explicit-to-Implicit Sequential Solution
• Drop Test Module (DTM)
• Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) Method