This chapter describes recommended settings when analyzing rubber structures in implicit LS-DYNA. In some cases, the default or general recommended settings must be modified for simulation of rubber materials. This document serves as a guideline in these special cases. The features that are described in this chapter are included in LS-DYNA version R7.1.1 and later.
Example *.key Files
Key card files for the rubber examples in this chapter can be downloaded from the Ansys website as described in Example Files for Implicit Analyses