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                                MPP Contact: Options and Recommendations
                              
                              
                              
There are many different contact algorithms currently implemented in LS-DYNA, each having various options and parameters. I will discuss only a few of them. Much of what is covered will only apply to the MPP version of LS-DYNA. I will ...
                              
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                                Recent Developments for Thermo-Mechanically Coupled Simulations in LS-DYNA with Focus on Welding Processes
                              
                              
                              
With increased mechanical and functional requirements put on many parts produced by the manufacturing industry, the numerical simulation of the process has gained importance within the last years. The main objective when applying ...
                              
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                                Verification of the Part-Composite Approach for Modeling the Multi-Layered Structure of a Rolling Truck Tire
                              
                              
                              
Accurate modeling of a truck tire for predicting dynamic characteristics requires an adequate representa- tion of its composite plies. This study compares two approaches in modeling the multi-layered structure of a rolling radial-ply ...
                              
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                                Mechanical Response Modelling of Different Porous Metal Materials
                              
                              
                              
Porous metals have been increasingly used in modern engineering applications over the past decades due to their multi-functionality and attractive combination of mechanical and thermal properties [1]. The understanding of their ...
                              
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                                LS-TaSC Product Status
                              
                              
                              
The LS-TaSC Version 3.1 topology and shape design tool is presented. The presentation introduces the multi-point numerical derivatives scheme that allows constrained optimization using the mass fractions and load case weights as ...
                              
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                                A comparison between two approaches in modeling the multi-layered composite structure of a rolling truck tire using LS-DYNA
                              
                              
                              
Accurate modeling of a truck tire for predicting its dynamic characteristics requires an adequate representation of its composite plies. This study compares two approaches in modeling the multi-layered structure of a rolling ...
                              
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                                A variable Finite Element Model of the Overall Human Masticatory System for Evaluation of Stress Distributions during Biting and Bruxism
                              
                              
                              
Simulating the masticatory system during chewing, clenching and bruxism, requires a model that captures the dynamical behavior of its different components: the mandibula and maxilla, the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), the teeth, the ...
                              
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                                Development of a Tool for Automatic Calibration of Material Models in LS-DYNA
                              
                              
                              
LS-DYNA offers a wide variation of material cards to cover different needs in diverse applications. However, choosing the most proper material model among 250 keywords can be quite deceptive. Therefore, an algorithm has been developed ...
                              
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                                Improvements to LS-DYNA Implicit
                              
                              
                              
LSTC is continually improving the capabilities and performance of Implicit especially in the distributed memory computing environment. This talk will review recent improvements such as (a) removing serial memory restrictions with a ...
                              
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                                Calculation and validation of material tests with specimens made out of filled elastomers
                              
                              
                              
In deep-drawing dies for steel sheet parts of car bodies huge masses are moved. To prevent vibrations, which occur by sudden acceleration or breaking of those masses, elastomeric tubular dampers are used. The dampers are made out of ...
                              
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