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Accuracy

Another possibility for the bad results, unrelated to the hourglass control, is that the lack of a mid-point strain calculation…

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Part inertia

The moments of intertia (Ixx, Iyy etc.) have to be define, when using the *PART_INERTIA keyword card. Furthermore, the code must know…

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Preload general

A “dynain” file contains a set of keyword data that can be inserted into an input deck in order to…

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Quasistatic simulation

Dynamic relaxation is not intended for general quasi-static analysis. It’s ok for applying preload when the preload produces only small…

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Recommendations for structural impact

The following is a general set of recommendations for modeling of structural impact. Some of these recommendations will result in…

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Selective mass scaling (SMS)

Selective mass scaling (SMS) conventional mass scaling (CMS): The mass of small or stiff elements is increased to prevent a…

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Strain rate

The effective strain rate in an element is dependent not only on the rate of loading but also such factors…

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Total energy

Total energy reported in GLSTAT (see *DATABASE_GLSTAT ) is the sum of internal energy kinetic energy contact (sliding) energy hourglass energy system…

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Upgrade a Network License (Microsoft Windows)

REPLACE THE LICENSE FILE: Locate the existing license directory. If you do not know where the current LSTC License Manager is…

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Upgrade a Network License (Linux/Unix/Solaris)

UPDATE THE LICENSE FILE: Find the existing LSTC License Manager software installation directory, and ‘cd’ into this directory. The existing installation…

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