Crash analysis involving a full vehicle incorporates contact interactions between all free surfaces. This is quite expensive since 20-30 percent…
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Crash analysis involving a full vehicle incorporates contact interactions between all free surfaces. This is quite expensive since 20-30 percent…
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In LS-DYNA, a contact is defined by identifying (via parts, part sets, segment sets, and/or node sets) what locations are…
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Most contact types do not check for edge-to-edge penetrations as the search entails only nodal penetration through a segment. This…
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Contact treatment forms an integral part of many large-deformation problems. Accurate modeling of contact interfaces between bodies is crucial to…
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In crash analysis, the deformations can be very large and predetermination of where and how contact will take place may…
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Contact treatment is internally represented by linear springs between the slave nodes and the nearest master segments. The stiffness of…
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There are numerous output files pertaining to contact which can be written by LS-DYNA. LSPOST can read these output files…
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There are several contact-related parameters in LS-DYNA that can be used to modify or, in many cases, improve contact behavior….
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Simulation of airbag deployment and interaction of an airbag with other components may require special contact treatment. Some of the…
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