Contact Definitions

More than 30 different contact types are available to the user, with each type supporting numerous special settings. While this generous selection guarantees extreme flexibility in contact definition, it also requires a great deal of knowledge on the user's part.

The objective of the seminar is to provide the user with a summary of the possibilities and limits of the various contact formulations. In particular, the discussion focuses on the selection of a suitable contact type for the application in question. Furthermore, the effects of the various contact options on the computation results are explained using examples.

Prior attendance of the "Introduction to LS-DYNA" seminar is recommended for participants of this seminar.

Content:

  • Which contact types exist? --> Which contact types exist in LS-DYNA ?

  • When do I use which contact formulation?

  • How do the various contact formulations differ – how can they be classified?

  • Penalty vs. Constraint

  • Definition of a contact

  • What is an "Automatic contact"?

  • How does a single-surface contact work?

  • What if a contact does not hold?

  • Tied contacts

  • Most recent contact options and current developments in LS-DYNA


Dates Registration Calendar Duration/days Location Lecturer Fee Language
18.10.2012 Register   1 Stuttgart DYNAmore Staff
450,- EUR german