use *CONTACT_INTERIOR or USE Single surface contact as well

Eroding contact should work fine , check the parameters in the contact card.

your statement that companies use primer / hyperworks tools ONLY is partially correct. while many automobile companies use mentioned tools in addition...

mat_add_erosion works well with Metallic materials. it works on : Stress dependent erosion strain dependent erosion Time dependent erosion

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use implicit approach : give the displacement as input boundary condition. if okay please send the input to geardyn.1@gmail.com . i will have a loo...

activate SPR & MPR in the contact card also.

Hi , there are many online links available to learn LS-Prepost . However you need to practice the saving the input file and Giving the calcuation r...

hi , ls-prepost has an in built meshing algorthm.... Also you can use Hypermesh to mesh the components

just press : F11 or Function+F11 it will work ....!!!

try to use mortar contact. check your unit consistency system ... use the latest version of the solver . recently our team had did a similar case...

thanks for sharing. its really a useful website

ALE modeling with frequency response of the model might help.

use only the Frontal part as shown in the attached pic. there is a model in full car model in lsdyna example website. use this. keep the required...

spring constant or stiffness is K=AE/L A= area E=youngs modulus L=length