— PADT Seminar Series Presents —
Effectively Using ANSYS/LS-DYNA
Animation Animation

LS-DYNA is the world’s premier analysis tool for simulating time-dependent mechanical events. Built from the ground up as an explicit solver to deal with things like impact, crashes, ballistic penetration, and very large deformation, the program is used by anyone who is serious about these types of events. ANSYS users have an added advantage through the use of the ANSYS/LS-DYNA package to pre- and post-process runs without having to learn an entirely new set of tools.

If you need to simulate any large deformation or time-dependent event, then you should attend this seminar. ANSYS/LS-DYNA is an awesome tool that PADT has found great success with. The seminar will introduce you to what LS-DYNA can do, as well as covering some key steps you can take to make your use of the tool more effective.

This tool can be used to simulate any event of relatively short duration that is time dependent since it solves the full equation of motion, not just F=KX. Some of the more common uses are:

  • Vehicle crashes
  • Drop shock
  • Weapons loading during firing
  • Ballistic penetration
  • Bird impact on engines, wings, and windscreens
  • Ice impact
  • Blade containment
  • Roll over events
  • Air bag inflation and impact
  • Behavior of fabrics/shields
  • Explosion containment/resistance
  • Metal forming
  • Machining
  • Sloshing
  • Waste containment
  • Seismic loading of structures

The topics will be:

  • Review of history and makeup of the DYNA world
  • Examples
  • Implicit vs. explicit methods
  • Simple impact models
  • Building your model in ANSYS
  • LS-DYNA contact options
  • LS-DYNA material options
  • Setting up a run in ANSYS
  • Monitoring your solution
  • LS-DYNA files
  • Post-processing in ANSYS
  • Post-processing with LS-POST
  • Suggestions for animation
  • Introduction to the .k file and how to modify it
When: Weds. June 23, 2004
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM 		Cost: Free. A light lunch will also be served.
Where: PADT’s Tempe Office Map Link
ASU Research Park
7755 S. Research Dr., #110
Tempe, AZ 85284 		RSVP: Amanda at (480) 813-4884 or seminars@padtinc.com
For more information about the PADT Seminar Series, see www.padtinc.com/epubs/seminars.
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