Many different element types and element techniques are available in the Ansys LS-DYNA software. This section presents a brief overview of elements that can be used in implicit analyses.
- 5.1. Element Types for Nonlinear Implicit Analysis
- 5.2. Element Types for Linear Implicit Analysis
- 5.3. Switching Element Formulations With *CONTROL_IMPLICIT_EIGENVALUE
- 5.4. Beam Elements
- 5.5. Discrete Elements, Springs, and Dashpots
- 5.6. Shell Elements
- 5.7. Solid Elements
- 5.8. Element Integration Point Output for 3D Post-processing
- 5.9. Elements for 2D Analyses
- 5.10. Elements for Thermal Analyses
- 5.11. Superelements
Example *.key Files
Key card files for the examples in this chapter can be downloaded from the Ansys website as described in Example Files for Implicit Analyses