LS-DYNA Basic Training

Input Deck Structure

Basic Cards
V1.0
Frequently Used Building
Blocks of DYNA-deck
 *NODE  *CONTROL
 *ELEMENT  *DATABASE
 *PART  *PART_INERTIA
 *SECTION  *PART_CONTACT
 *MATERIAL
 *LOAD
 *BOUNDARY
 *DEFINE
KEYWORD RELATIONSHIP
*ELEMENT_SHELL
EID PID N1 N2 N3 N4

*NODE
NID X Y Z TC RC
*PART
PID SID MID …

*SECTION_SHELL
SID EFORM SHRF NIP PROPT QR …

*MAT_ELASTIC
MID RO E PR DA DB K
 *NODE

 FORMAT: (I8,3E16.0,2E8.0)
NID X Y Z TC RC
NID:- Node id
X,Y,Z – Co-ordinates
TC – Translational constrains (0-7)
RC – Rotational Constrains (0-7)
*ELEMENT
 Here elemental connectivity and part ids are given.
*ELEMENT_SOLID
-To define 3D solid element
*ELEMENT_SHELL
-To define 3-4 noded elements (3d-shell,membrane,etc)
*ELEMENT_BEAM
-To define 2 noded elements (3d-beams,truss,etc.)
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE
-To define spring or dampers
*ELEMENT_MASS
-To define a lumped mass on node
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT
-To define a seat belt element
*SECTION
Here element formulation, integration rule, nodal
thicknesses, c/s properties are defined.
*SECTION_SHELL
 Use default formulation for most of the cases
 Thickness, formulation
*SECTION_SOLID
 Formulation
*SECTION_BEAM
 Use formulation 1 or 2
 Beam section values
 *Material
Here material properties are defined
 MAT_ELASTIC (MAT1)
 Density, Modulus, Poisson’s ratio
 For parts not expected to yield
 MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
(MAT24)
 Density, Modulus, Poisson’s ratio
 Stress-strain curve or yield stress and tangent modulus
 For parts which may yield/fail
 MAT_RIGID (MAT20)
 Density, Modulus, Poisson’s ratio
 Model rigid parts
 *DEFINE
*DEFINE_BOX
-Used to define box like volume. (Box volume is then
referenced in *initial_velocity, *contact, *load cards)
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_**
-Used to define local co-ordinate systems. (Referenced in
*load, *boundary cards)
*DEFINE_CURVE
-Used to define curves. (Referenced in *mat, *load cards)
*DEFINE_VECTOR
-Used to define vectors
*DEFINE_SD_ORIENTATION
-Used to define orientation vectors for spring and dampers.
*LOAD
*LOAD_NODE_POINT
-Used to define nodal forces on individual node
*LOAD_NODE_SET
-Used to define nodal forces on set of nodes
*LOAD_SEGMENT
-Used to define pressure on segment
*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET
-Used to define pressure on set of segments
*LOAD_SHELL_**
-Used to define pressure on one or more shell elements
*LOAD_BODY
-Used to define body loads ( accn and angular velocities)

*LOAD_RIGID_BODY
-Used to apply nodal forces to rigid body
 *BOUNDARY
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_OPT1_OPT
-Used to apply imposed nodal motion (disp, velocity or accn)
OPT1 can be:- NODE, SET, RIGID, RIGID_LOCAL
OPT2 can be:- ID

*BOUNDARY_SPC_OPT1_OPT2
-Used to define local co-ordinate systems. (Referenced in *load,
*boundary cards)
OPT1 can be:- NODE, SET
OPT2 can be:- ID
 *CONTROL
*CONTROL_ENERGY – Control for energy dissipation (default)
*CONTROL_HOURGLASS – Hourglass control
*CONTROL_OUTPUT – To set output parameters
*CONTROL_PARALLEL – Controls parallel processing
*CONTROL_SHELL – Controls for computing shell response
*CONTROL_TERMINATION – Controls termination time
*CONTROL_TIMESTEP – Setting up time step
*CONTROL_ACCURACY – Control parameters for improving
accuracy of the solution

*CONTROL_CONTACT – Controls contact behavior

 *DATABASE
*DATABASE_OPTION
-To specify the output frequency of ASCII output files
*DATABASE_BINARY_OPTION
-To specify the output frequency of binary output files
 Other Important *Part Cards
*PART_INERTIA
- Allows inertia properties and initial conditions to be defined rather
than calculated from FE.
Important parameters:
Translational mass
Initial translations / Initial rotations
*PART_CONTACT
- Allows part based contact option to be used with automatic contacts.
Important option :
OPTT – optional contact thickness
SFT – optional contact thickness scale factor. It scales the true
thickness.
SSF – Slave contact stiffness scale factor.