About This Course
Course Curriculum
8
Topics
8
Lessons
total length
-
Introduction to LS-DYNA
read- What is LS-DYNA? Real-world crash and impact applications
- Introduction to Explicit Solver workflow
- LS-DYNA input file structure (.k, .dyn, .d3plot, etc.)
- Running your first simulation in LS-PrePost
-
Model Setup and Units
read- Block impact setup with rigid wall
- Units in LS-DYNA: mm, ms, kg - maintaining consistency
- Key control cards: time step, termination, energy
- Managing model directories and input files
-
Material Models for Crash
read- Overview of material cards: MAT_24, MAT_89, MAT_98
- Plasticity and strain-rate dependent behavior
- Basics of failure modeling
- Using test data to define material curves
-
Meshing and Element Strategy
read- Shell vs solid elements -use cases and benefits
- Choosing between quad, hex, and tet elements
- Mesh quality checks: aspect ratio, skew, warpage
- Mesh setup for crash-prone components
-
Contact and Assembly Modeling
read- Contact definitions: automatic surface, tied, node-to-surface
- Spotweld simulation: CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD basics
- Debugging contact issues: penetration, instability
- Multi-part assembly setup (e.g., crush can + frame)
-
Crash & Impact Case Study - Crush Can
read- Modeling a crush can under axial impact
- Velocity input, rigid wall, boundary condition setup
- Observing folding and progressive deformation
- Plotting force-displacement curve and energy absorption
-
Simulation Project
read- Project: Rear Underrun Protection Device (RUPD) Crash Simulation
- Modeling of truck rear frame + RUPD structure
- Rigid wall setup and prescribed velocity input
- Contact definition and simulation run
- Postprocess force-time graph and deformation zones
-
Postprocessing & Final Review
read- D3PLOT, RCFORC, NODOUT - reading and interpreting outputs
- Energy balance: kinetic vs internal vs total
- Plotting stress, intrusion, and acceleration graphs
- Final Review: Combine RUPD + Crush Can for evaluation report