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14.5 Release
ANSYS LS-DYNA
in Mechanical APDL
2012 ANSYS, Inc. February 5, 2013 1 Release 14.5
Objectives
This lecture covers understanding and defining ANSYS LS-DYNA elements.
Topics:
A. Overview of Explicit Dynamic Elements
B. Reduced Integration Formulation
C. Hourglassing
D. Defining ANSYS LS-DYNA Elements
E. LINK160 -- 3-D Spar (Truss)
F. BEAM161 -- 3-D Beam
G. PLANE162 -- 2-D Solid
H. SHELL163 -- 3-D Thin Shell
Topics (continued):
I. SOLID164 -- 3-D 8-Node Brick
J. COMBI165 -- 3-D Spring or Damper
K. MASS166 -- 3-D Mass
L. LINK167 -- 3-D Cable
M. SOLID168 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral
N. General Element Guidelines
O. Elements Workshop
Keyopts and real constants are defined using standard ANSYS format
Currently, SHELL163 does NOT support the new shell section commands
(SECTYPE, SECDATA, SECOFFSET, etc.)
normal CS co-rotational CS
The element has an additional option for rotary inertia without mass:
KEYOPT(1)=0 3-D Mass without inertia: mass input
KEYOPT(1)=1 3-D Rotary inertia (no mass): 6 inertia values input
This element is used to adjust the mass of a complex model like a full car crash
model, where many components (e.g., seats, headlights, instrument panel,
dummy, etc.) are not modeled