ANSYS and LS-DYNA Introductory Training Classes will be held during Workshop (August 7-9):

Objective of the courses. Learn how to run ANSYS and LS-DYNA to solve engineering problems. Detailed descriptions are given of the data required to run ANSYS and LS-DYNA analysis. Examples are used to illustrate the points made in the lectures. 

Who should attend. These courses are recommended for engineers who want to use ANSYS and LS-DYNA to perform linear, nonlinear static and dynamic impact simulations. Engineers working in the aerospace, automotive, and civil, manufacturing, packaging industries and government organizations will benefit from these courses. Attending the classes will be also useful for students and researchers who are working in the area of deformation and strength of materials. 

LS-DYNA Introductory Class

COURSE CONTENTS:

History

Finite Element Simulation

Sample CompMechLab Simulations

FE Analysis (preprocessors, solver, postprocessors)

Details of an Example
 - LS-DYNA Deck
 - Using LS-POST
 - Details of Postprocessing

Material Models

Material Nonlinearity

Running LS-DYNA

ASCII and BINARY Output

FE Modeling Techniques
 - Elements and Mesh
     Discrete (formulation of elastic and nonlinear elastic spring)
     Beam
     Shell (description of the various shell formulations)
     Solid (description of the various solid formulations)
 - Boundary and Initial Conditions
 - Explicit Time Integration
 - Time Step Calculation
 - Hourglass Phenomenon
 - Mass Scaling
 - Contact formulations
 - Contact Algorithm
 - Contact types
 - Penalty method
 - Automatic versus non-automatic contact
 - Friction
 - Guidelines for impact simulation
 - Restart

Examples

ANSYS Introductory Class

COURSE CONTENTS:

History

Finite Element Simulation

Sample CompMechLab Simulations

FE Analysis (preprocessors, solver, postprocessors)

Details of an Example (ANSYS structure)
 - ANSYS/Prep7
 - ANSYS/Solve
 - ANSYS/Post
 - Details of Postprocessing
 - Material Models
 - Workplane and Coordinate Systems
 - Select operations
 - Creating Solid Geometry
 - Boolean Operations

FE Modeling Techniques
 - Elements and Mesh
     Beam
     Plane
     Shell
     Solid
 - Boundary Conditions
 - Table and Function Boundary Conditions
 - Contact formulations and algorithm
 - Solution, Solvers and Load Steps
 - Convergence of results
 - Import from CAD software
 - FE solution of elasticity, heat transfer
 - FE analysis of natural frequencies.

Examples