Copyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.1AcknowledgementsMajorcontributorstothissetofnotesincludeJohnHallquist,SuriBala,andJimDayofLSTCandLS-DYNA®courseinstructorsJohnReid,UniversityofNebraskaandPaulDubois,LS-DYNA®Consultant.Forsomeofthechapters,specificacknowledgementsaregiveninthechapter.DisclaimerThematerialpresentedinthistextisintendedforillustrativeandeducationalpurposesonly.Itisnotintendedtobeexhaustiveortoapplytoanyparticularengineeringdesignorproblem.LivermoreSoftwareTechnologyCorporationassumesnoliabilityorresponsibilitywhatsoevertoanypersonorcompanyforanydirectorindirectdamagesresultingfromtheuseofanyinformationcontainedherein.Copyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.2PrefaceThesenotesareanintroductiontothenon-linearexplicitFiniteElementprogramLS-DYNA®.ThisisashortIntroductionClassanditisnotatheoreticalclassbutitismorepracticaloriented.FirstageneralintroductiontoLSTCandLS-DYNA®isgivenandexamplesofapplicationsareshown.Thereafter,themostoftenusedoptionsinLS-DYNA®aredescribed,thoughtherearemanyleftoutduetothecomplexityofthesoftware.Throughoutthenotes,referencesaregivenandattheendofthenotesthesearelisted.Itisthehopeoftheauthorthattheattendant/readerwillbeableto: StartLS-DYNA®usingbothWindowsManagerandLinuxShell UnderstandtheconceptbehindexplicitFiniteElementSimulation Selectcontactdefinition,elementformulationaccordingtothemodel Chooseamaterialmodelthatfitsthebehavioroftherealmaterial Understandsomeofthemoreadvancedoptionsandwheretoapplythem UseLS-PrePost®asapostprocessor FeelcomfortableusingLS-DYNA®explicit Knowhowtojudgeifamodelseemsstableandrealistic DebuginputdecksthatcausesproblemsCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.3Contents 1.Introduction–LS-DYNA®andLSTC 2.ExampleofApplications 3.InputDeckFundamentals 4.PostprocessingwithLS-PrePost®EX1&2 5.ContactEX3LiveDemoLiveDemoCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.4Contents6.Materials6.1.Introduction6.2.PlasticityModelsEX46.3.Foams6.4.Composites6.5.Geo-materials6.6.HyperelasticMaterials6.7.SpecialtyMaterials6.8.DiscreteBeamMaterialsCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.5Contents 7.HourglassingEX5 8.ElementFormulationsEX6 9.RigidBodiesandJointsEX7 10.RestartsEX8 11.TimestepandMass-scaling 12.AbnormalTerminationsandAssessmentofResults 13.SpotweldsCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.6Contents 14.StressInitialization(Preloading)EX9 15.DampingEX10 16.MeshAdaptivityandCoarseningEX11 17.ComponentAnalysis 18.AirbagsCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.7Contents 19.BriefSummary 20.ImplicitSimulationsinLS-DYNA® 20.1.ImplicitAlgorithms 20.2.ActivatingtheImplicitSolverEX12 20.3.ImplicitinLS-DYNA®EX13 20.4.Materials/elements 20.5.ContactEX14 20.6.EigenvaluesEX15&16 20.7.BucklingEX17 20.8.PracticalGuidelinesCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONContentsp.8Contents 21.SomeCrashModelingGuidelines 22.AdditionalClasses 23.References 24.ExercisesIntroductiontoLS-DYNA®/LSTCandsomeofthefeaturesinLS-DYNA®Chapter1Copyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONIntroductionp.1.1WhatisLS-DYNA®? Originallydevelopedfornonlinearstressanalysisofstructuressubjectedtoimpactloading Now,amulti-physicscode… Fluid-structureinteraction(Lagrangian/Euler/ALE) Thermalandcoupledthermal-structuralanalysis Implicitcapabilities(staticanalysis,implicitdynamicanalysis,eigenvalueanalysis,linearanalysis) …withwell-developedparallelprocessingcapability SMP(SharedMemoryParallel) MPP(MassivelyParallelProcessing)Copyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONIntroductionp.1.2SomeApplications Automotive Airbags Occupantsafety Aerospace Birdstrike Bladecontainment Crash Manufacturing Stamping Forging Casting Structural Earthquakesafety Concretestructures Electronics Dropanalysis Packagedesign Thermal Defense Weaponsdesign Blastresponse PenetrationCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONIntroductionp.1.3LSTCCompanyBackground PublicdomainDYNA3D,Dr.JohnO.Hallquist/LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory,1976 Weaponsimulations LSTCandLS-DYNA3D®foundedbyDr.J.O.Hallquistin1988 Recognizedmarketforcommercialapplications Inthe1990’s… LS-DYNA2DandLS-DYNA3Dcombined(LS-DYNA®) Implicitcapability(LS-NIKE3D)introducedtoLS-DYNA® Thermalcapability(TOPAZ)introducedtoLS-DYNA® IntroducedMPPcapability Eulerian/ALEelementformulationsandEuler/Lagrangecouplingintroduced LS-POST,LS-OPT®introducedCopyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETECHNOLOGYCORPORATIONIntroductionp.1.4LSTCCompanyBackground Since2000, ExpandedMPPcapability Meshlessmethodsintroduced LS-POSTexpandedtoincludepreprocessing(LS-PrePost®) Worldwidedistribution:US,UK,Nordiccountries,France,Germany,Italy,Netherlands,Japan,Korea,China,Taiwan,India,Brazil;alsothroughANSYSandMSC. 60+full-timeemployees+numerousconsultants Products: LS-DYNA® LS-PrePost® LS-OPT®Copyright©2003-2011byLIVERMORESOFTWARETE