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This teaching package provides educators with the resources needed to introduce the fundamentals of explicit dynamic analysis using Ansys LS-DYNA® nonlinear dynamics structural simulation softwarewithin Ansys Workbench™ simulation integration platform.
Designed for flexibility, the package includes lecture slides, simulation files, quiz questions, case examples, and a tutorial that can be used together or individually depending on course needs. Students explore physical principles, numerical methods, explicit solvers, time integration, mass scaling, stable time-step considerations, energy conservation, element formulation, and hourglass control. Applied examples, including Taylor Impact, ball-on-plate impact, and crushing, help connect solver setup and model quality checks to real engineering scenarios. The implementation guide includes a curriculum workflow example with in-class activities, homework, and larger assignment suggestions.
Topics covered: Explicit dynamic analysis | LS-DYNA simulation workflow | Solver controls and time-step stability | Energy conservation and hourglass control | Taylor Impact case study | Contact and quasi-static analysis | Impact and crushing simulations
These resources have been designed to support the following learning objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Explain explicit dynamics principles, solver controls, and stable time-step considerations.
- Evaluate energy conservation, element formulation, and hourglass control in LS-DYNA models.
- Apply contact modeling and post-processing to impact and crushing scenarios.
Below is a short list of courses these resources may be applied to. It is not an exhaustive list.
- Dynamics
- Structural Dynamics
- Finite Element Analysis
- Mechanical Vibrations
- Mechanics of Materials
Below is a list of the different resource components available to download from this page.
The following resources cover connected topics and may be of interest:
Simulating Non-Linear Crushing Behavior | Education Resources
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