TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY
MATERIAL MODELS
SPATIAL DISCRETIZATION
CONTACT-IMPACT INTERFACES
MODEL SIZING
PRECISION
GETTING STARTED
DESCRIPTION OF KEYWORD INPUT
EXECUTION SYNTAX
SENSE SWITCH CONTROLS
RESTART ANALYSIS
VDA/IGES DATABASES
LS-PrePost®
UNITS
GENERAL CARD FORMAT
*AIRBAG
*AIRBAG_OPTION1_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}_{OPTION4}
SIMPLE_PRESSURE_VOLUME option:
SIMPLE_AIRBAG_MODEL option:
ADIABATIC_GAS_MODEL option:
WANG_NEFSKE options:
LOAD_CURVE option:
LINEAR_FLUID option:
HYBRID and HYBRID_JETTING options:
HYBRID_CHEMKIN option:
*AIRBAG_ADVANCED_ALE
*AIRBAG_ALE
*AIRBAG_INTERACTION
*AIRBAG_PARTICLE
*AIRBAG_REFERENCE_GEOMETRY_{OPTION}_(OPTION}
*AIRBAG_SHELL_REFERENCE_GEOMETRY
*ALE
*ALE_AMBIENT_HYDROSTATIC
*ALE_COUPLING_NODAL_CONSTRAINT
*ALE_ESSENTIAL_BOUNDARY
*ALE_FAIL_SWITCH_MMG_{OPTION}
*ALE_FSI_PROJECTION
*ALE_FRAGMENTATION
*ALE_FSI_SWITCH_MMG_{OPTION}
*ALE_FSI_TO_LOAD_NODE
*ALE_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP
*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_CURVE
*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_GROUP
*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_NODE
*ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_SWITCH
*ALE_REFINE
*ALE_SMOOTHING
*ALE_TANK_TEST
*ALE_UP_SWITCH
*BOUNDARY
*BOUNDARY_ACOUSTIC_COUPLING_{OPTION}
*BOUNDARY_ALE_MAPPING
*BOUNDARY_AMBIENT_EOS
*BOUNDARY_CONVECTION_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_COUPLED
*BOUNDARY_CYCLIC_{OPTION}
*BOUNDARY_FLUX_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_MCOL
*BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING
*BOUNDARY_PAP
*BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING_2D
*BOUNDARY_PORE_FLUID_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_PRECRACK
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_ACCELEROMETER_RIGID
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_FINAL_GEOMETRY
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_OPTION1_{OPTION2}
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_ORIENTATION_RIGID_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_PRESSURE_OUTFLOW_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_PWP_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_OPTION1_{OPTION2)_(OPTION3)
*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_SEGMENT
*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_SEGMENT_VF_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_SET
*BOUNDARY_SLIDING_PLANE
*BOUNDARY_SPC_OPTION1_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}
*BOUNDARY_SPH_FLOW
*BOUNDARY_SPH_SYMMETRY_PLANE
*BOUNDARY_SYMMETRY_FAILURE
*BOUNDARY_TEMPERATURE_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_THERMAL_WELD
*BOUNDARY_USA_SURFACE
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_OPTION
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_CONTROL
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_FLOW
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_NEIGHBOR
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_SYMMETRY
*BOUNDARY_ELEMENT_METHOD_WAKE
*CASE
*COMMENT
*COMPONENT
*COMPONENT_GEBOD_OPTION
*COMPONENT_GEBOD_JOINT_OPTION
*COMPONENT_HYBRIDIII
*COMPONENT_HYBRIDIII_JOINT_OPTION
*CONSTRAINED
*CONSTRAINED_ADAPTIVITY
*CONSTRAINED_BUTT_WELD
*CONSTRAINED_COORDINATE_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_EULER_IN_EULER
*CONSTRAINED_EXTRA_NODES_OPTION
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_OPTION_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_GLOBAL
*CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION_SPOTWELD
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_OPTION_{OPTION}_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_COOR_OPTION_{OPTION}_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_STIFFNESS_OPTION_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_USER_FORCE
*CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}
*CONSTRAINED_LINEAR_GLOBAL
*CONSTRAINED_LINEAR_LOCAL
*CONSTRAINED_LOCAL
*CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_{OPTION}_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_INTERPOLATION
*CONSTRAINED_NODE_SET_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_POINTS
*CONSTRAINED_RIGID_BODIES
*CONSTRAINED_RIGID_BODY_STOPPERS
*CONSTRAINED_RIVET_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_SHELL_TO_SOLID
*CONSTRAINED_SPLINE
*CONSTRAINED_SPR2
*CONSTRAINED_SPOTWELD_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*CONSTRAINED_TIE-BREAK
*CONSTRAINED_TIED_NODES_FAILURE
*CONTACT
*CONTACT_OPTION1_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}_{OPTION4}_{OPTION5}_{OPTION6}
Card 1
Card 2
Card 3
Card 4
*CONTACT_ …_THERMAL_FRICTION_ …
*CONTACT_ …_ORTHO_FRICTION_ …
Optional Card A
Optional Card B
Optional Card C
Optional Card D
Optional Card E
General Remarks on *CONTACT:
*CONTACT_AUTO_MOVE
*CONTACT_COUPLING
*CONTACT_ENTITY
*CONTACT_GEBOD_OPTION
*CONTACT_GUIDED_CABLE_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}
*CONTACT_INTERIOR
*CONTACT_RIGID_SURFACE
*CONTACT_1D
*CONTACT_2D_OPTION1_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC Options:
*CONTACT_2D_NODE_TO_SOLID Options:
Remarks:
*CONTROL
*CONTROL_ACCURACY
*CONTROL_ADAPSTEP
*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE
*CONTROL_ADAPTIVE_CURVE
*CONTROL_ALE
*CONTROL_BULK_VISCOSITY
*CONTROL_CHECK_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_COARSEN
*CONTROL_CONTACT
*CONTROL_COUPLING
*CONTROL_CPU
*CONTROL_CPM
*CONTROL_DISCRETE_ELEMENT
*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_RELAXATION
*CONTROL_EFG
*CONTROL_ENERGY
*CONTROL_EXPLOSIVE_SHADOW
*CONTROL_FORMING_AUTO_NET
*CONTROL_FORMING_AUTOPOSITION_PARAMETER_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_FORMING_ONESTEP_OPTION
*CONTROL_FORMING_PARAMETER_READ
*CONTROL_FORMING_POSITION
*CONTROL_FORMING_PRE_BENDING
*CONTROL_FORMING_PROJECTION
*CONTROL_FORMING_SCRAP_FALL
*CONTROL_FORMING_STONING
*CONTROL_FORMING_TEMPLATE
*CONTROL_FORMING_TIPPING
*CONTROL_FORMING_TRAVEL
*CONTROL_FORMING_USER
*CONTROL_HOURGLASS_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_AUTO
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_BUCKLE
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_CONSISTENT_MASS
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_DYNAMICS
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_EIGENVALUE
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_FORMING
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_GENERAL
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_INERTIA_RELIEF
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_JOINTS
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_MODES_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_SOLUTION
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_SOLVER
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_STABILIZATION
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_STATIC_CONDENSATION_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_TERMINATION
*CONTROL_MPP_CONTACT_GROUPABLE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_ARRANGE_PARTS
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_AUTOMATIC
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_BAGREF
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CHECK_SPEED
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_DISTRIBUTE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_ISOLATE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_DISTRIBUTE_ALE_ELEMENTS
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_DISTRIBUTE_SPH_ELEMENTS
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_ELCOST
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_FILE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_METHOD
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_NUMPROC
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_OUTDECOMP
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_RCBLOG
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_PARTS_DISTRIBUTE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_PARTSET_DISTRIBUTE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_RCBLOG
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SCALE_CONTACT_COST
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SCALE_FACTOR_SPH
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SHOW
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFORMATION
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_LSTC_REDUCE
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOBEAMOUT
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOD3DUMP
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NODUMP
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOFAIL
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOFULL
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_SWAPBYTES
*CONTROL_NONLOCAL
*CONTROL_OUTPUT
*CONTROL_PARALLEL
*CONTROL_PORE_FLUID
*CONTROL_PORE_AIR
*CONTROL_REMESHING_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_RIGID
*CONTROL_SHELL
*CONTROL_SOLID
*CONTROL_SOLUTION
*CONTROL_SPH
*CONTROL_SPOTWELD_BEAM
*CONTROL_START
*CONTROL_STAGED_CONSTRUCTION
* CONTROL_STEADY_STATE_ROLLING
*CONTROL_STRUCTURED_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_SUBCYCLE_{OPTION}
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
*CONTROL_THERMAL_NONLINEAR
*CONTROL_THERMAL_SOLVER
*CONTROL_THERMAL_TIMESTEP
*CONTROL_TIMESTEP
*CONTROL_UNITS
*DAMPING
*DAMPING_FREQUENCY_RANGE
*DAMPING_GLOBAL
*DAMPING_PART_MASS_{OPTION}
*DAMPING_PART_STIFFNESS_{OPTION}
*DAMPING_RELATIVE
*DATABASE
*DATABASE_OPTION
*DATABASE_ADAMS
*DATABASE_BINARY_OPTION
*DATABASE_CPM_SENSOR
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_OPTION1_{OPTION2}
*DATABASE_EXTENT_OPTION
AVS, MPGS, and MOVIE options:
BINARY option:
D3PART option:
INTFOR option:
SSSTAT option:
Remarks:
*DATABASE_FORMAT
*DATABASE_FREQUENCY_BINARY_OPTION
*DATABASE_FSI
*DATABASE_FSI_SENSOR
*DATABASE_HISTORY_OPTION
*DATABASE_MASSOUT
*DATABASE_NODAL_FORCE_GROUP
*DATABASE_PAP_OUTPUT
*DATABASE_PROFILE
*DATABASE_PWP_FLOW
*DATABASE_PWP_OUTPUT
*DATABASE_RCFORC_MOMENT
*DATABASE_SPRING_FORWARD
*DATABASE_SUPERPLASTIC_FORMING
*DATABASE_TRACER
*DEFINE
*DEFINE_ADAPTIVE_SOLID_TO_SPH_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_ALEBAG_BAG
*DEFINE_ALEBAG_HOLE
*DEFINE_ALEBAG_INFLATOR
*DEFINE_BOX_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_BOX_ADAPTIVE_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_BOX_DRAWBEAD
*DEFINE_BOX_SPH_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_CONNECTION_PROPERTIES_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_CONSTRUCTION_STAGES
*DEFINE_CONTACT_VOLUME
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODES
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_SYSTEM_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_VECTOR
*DEFINE_CPM_BAG_INTERACTION
*DEFINE_CPM_CHAMBER
*DEFINE_CPM_GAS_PROPERTIES
*DEFINE_CPM_VENT
*DEFINE_CURVE_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_CURVE_COMPENSATION
*DEFINE_CURVE_COMPENSATION_CONSTRAINT_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_CURVE_DRAWBEAD
*DEFINE_CURVE_DUPLICATE
*DEFINE_CURVE_ENTITY
*DEFINE_CURVE_FEEDBACK
*DEFINE_CURVE_FLC
*DEFINE_CURVE_FUNCTION
*DEFINE_CURVE_SMOOTH
*DEFINE_CURVE_TRIM_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_DEATH_TIMES_OPTION
*DEFINE_DE_ACTIVE_REGION
*DEFINE_DE_TO_SURFACE_COUPLING
*DEFINE_ELEMENT_DEATH_OPTION
*DEFINE_ELEMENT_GENERALIZED_SHELL
*DEFINE_ELEMENT_GENERALIZED_SOLID
*DEFINE_FILTER
*DEFINE_FORMING_BLANKMESH
*DEFINE_FRICTION
*DEFINE_FRICTION_ORIENTATION
*DEFINE_FUNCTION
*DEFINE_FUNCTION_TABULATED
*DEFINE_GROUND_MOTION
*DEFINE_HEX_SPOTWELD_ASSEMBLY_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_ MULTI_DRAWBEADS_IGES
*DEFINE_PLANE
*DEFINE_SD_ORIENTATION
*DEFINE_SET_ADAPTIVE
*DEFINE_SPH_TO_SPH_COUPLING_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_SPOTWELD_FAILURE_RESULTANTS
*DEFINE_SPOTWELD_MULTISCALE
*DEFINE_SPOTWELD_RUPTURE_PARAMETER
*DEFINE_SPOTWELD_RUPTURE_STRESS
*DEFINE_STAGED_CONSTRUCTION_PART_{OPTION}
*DEFINE_TABLE
*DEFINE_TABLE_2D
*DEFINE_TABLE_3D
*DEFINE_TRACER_PARTICLES_2D
*DEFINE_TRANSFORMATION
*DEFINE_ TRIM_SEED_POINT_COORDINATES
*DEFINE_VECTOR
*DEFINE_VECTOR_NODES
EXAMPLES
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_AUTOMATIC
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_INERTIA
*EF
*EF_CONTROL
*EF_GRID
*EF_MATERIAL
*EF_TOGGLES
*ELEMENT
*ELEMENT_BLANKING
*ELEMENT_BEAM_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PULLEY
*ELEMENT_DIRECT_MATRIX_INPUT_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_DISCRETE_SPHERE
*ELEMENT_GENERALIZED_SHELL
*ELEMENT_GENERALIZED_SOLID
*ELEMENT_INERTIA_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_INTERPOLATION_SHELL
*ELEMENT_INTERPOLATION_SOLID
*ELEMENT_MASS_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_MASS_MATRIX_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_MASS_PART_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_PLOTEL
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ACCELEROMETER
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_PRETENSIONER
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_RETRACTOR
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_SENSOR
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_SLIPRING
*ELEMENT_SHELL_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_SHELL_NURBS_PATCH
*ELEMENT_SHELL_SOURCE_SINK
*ELEMENT_SOLID_{OPTION}
*ELEMENT_SPH
*ELEMENT_TRIM
*ELEMENT_TSHELL
*EOS
*EOS_LINEAR_POLYNOMIAL
*EOS_JWL
*EOS_SACK_TUESDAY
*EOS_GRUNEISEN
*EOS_RATIO_OF_POLYNOMIALS
*EOS_LINEAR_POLYNOMIAL_WITH_ENERGY_LEAK
*EOS_IGNITION_AND_GROWTH_OF_REACTION_IN_HE
*EOS_TABULATED_COMPACTION
*EOS_TABULATED
*EOS_PROPELLANT_DEFLAGRATION
*EOS_TENSOR_PORE_COLLAPSE
*EOS_IDEAL_GAS
*EOS_JWLB
*EOS_GASKET
*EOS_MIE_GRUNEISEN
*EOS_USER_DEFINED
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_ACOUSTIC_BEM_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_ACOUSTIC_FEM
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_FRF
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_RANDOM_VIBRATION
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_RESPONSE_SPECTRUM
*FREQUENCY_DOMAIN_SSD
*HOURGLASS
*INCLUDE
*INCLUDE_{OPTION}
*INCLUDE_COMPENSATION_{OPTION}
*INCLUDE_MULTISCALE_SPOTWELD
*INCLUDE_TRIM
*INITIAL
*INITIAL_AIRBAG_PARTICLE_POSITION
*INITIAL_ALE_MAPPING
*INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_BEAM
*INITIAL_DETONATION
*INITIAL_FIELD_SOLID
*INITIAL_FOAM_REFERENCE_GEOMETRY
*INITIAL_GAS_MIXTURE
*INITIAL_HYDROSTATIC_ALE
*INITIAL_INTERNAL_DOF_SOLID_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_MOMENTUM
*INITIAL_PWP_DEPTH_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_STRAIN_SOLID_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_STRAIN_TSHELL
*INITIAL_STRESS_BEAM
*INITIAL_STRESS_DEPTH_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_STRESS_SECTION
*INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL_{OPTION}
*INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID
*INITIAL_STRESS_SPH
*INITIAL_STRESS_TSHELL
*INITIAL_TEMPERATURE_OPTION
*INITIAL_VEHICLE_KINEMATICS
*INITIAL_VELOCITY
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_NODE
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_RIGID_BODY
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION_START_TIME
*INITIAL_VOID_OPTION
*INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION
*INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY
*INTEGRATION
*INTEGRATION_BEAM
*INTEGRATION_SHELL
*INTERFACE
*INTERFACE_COMPENSATION_NEW_{OPTION}
*INTERFACE_COMPONENT_FILE
*INTERFACE_COMPONENT_OPTION1_{OPTION2}
*INTERFACE_LINKING_DISCRETE_NODE_OPTION
*INTERFACE_LINKING_EDGE
*INTERFACE_LINKING_FILE
*INTERFACE_LINKING_NODE_OPTION
*INTERFACE_LINKING_SEGMENT
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_OPTION1_OPTION2
*INTERFACE_SSI_{OPTION}_ID
*INTERFACE_SSI_AUX_{OPTION}
*INTERFACE_SSI_AUX_EMBEDDED_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}
*INTERFACE_SSI_STATIC_{OPTION}_ID
*KEYWORD
*LOAD
*LOAD_ALE_CONVECTION_{OPTION}
*LOAD_BEAM_OPTION
*LOAD_BLAST
*LOAD_BLAST_ENHANCED
*LOAD_BLAST_SEGMENT
*LOAD_BLAST_SEGMENT_SET
*LOAD_BODY_OPTION
*LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED_OPTION
*LOAD_BODY_POROUS
*LOAD_BRODE
*LOAD_DENSITY_DEPTH
*LOAD_ERODING_PART_SET
*LOAD_GRAVITY_PART_{OPTION}
*LOAD_HEAT_CONTROLLER
*LOAD_HEAT_GENERATION_OPTION
*LOAD_MASK
*LOAD_MOTION_NODE
*LOAD_MOVING_PRESSURE
*LOAD_NODE_OPTION
*LOAD_REMOVE_PART_{OPTION}
*LOAD_RIGID_BODY
*LOAD_SEGMENT_{OPTION}
*LOAD_SEGMENT_NONUNIFORM_{OPTION}
*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET_{OPTION}
*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET_ANGLE
*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET_NONUNIFORM_{OPTION}
*LOAD_SEISMIC_SSI_OPTION1_{OPTION2}
*LOAD_SHELL_OPTION1_{OPTION2}
*LOAD_SPCFORC
*LOAD_SSA
*LOAD_STEADY_STATE_ROLLING
*LOAD_STIFFEN_PART_{OPTION}
*LOAD_SUPERPLASTIC_FORMING
*LOAD_THERMAL_OPTION
*LOAD_THERMAL_CONSTANT
*LOAD_THERMAL_CONSTANT_ELEMENT_OPTION
*LOAD_THERMAL_CONSTANT_NODE
*LOAD_THERMAL_D3PLOT
*LOAD_THERMAL_LOAD_CURVE
*LOAD_THERMAL_TOPAZ
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_BEAM_{OPTION}
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_ELEMENT_OPTION
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_NODE
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_SHELL_{OPTION}
*LOAD_VOLUME_LOSS
*NODE
*NODE_{OPTION}
*NODE_MERGE_SET
*NODE_MERGE_TOLERANCE
*NODE_RIGID_SURFACE
*NODE_SCALAR_{OPTION}
*NODE_TRANSFORM
*PARAMETER
*PARAMETER_{OPTION}
*PARAMETER_DUPLICATION
*PARAMETER_EXPRESSION_{OPTION}
*PART
*PART_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}_{OPTION4}_{OPTION5}
*PART_ADAPTIVE_FAILURE
*PART_ANNEAL
*PART_COMPOSITE_{OPTION}
*PART_DUPLICATE
*PART_MODES
*PART_SENSOR
*PART_MOVE
*PERTURBATION
*PERTURBATION_OPTION
*RAIL
*RAIL_TRACK
*RAIL_TRAIN
*RIGIDWALL
*RIGIDWALL_GEOMETRIC_OPTION_{OPTION}_{OPTION}}_{OPTION}
*RIGIDWALL_PLANAR_{OPTION}_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
*SECTION
*SECTION_ALE1D
*SECTION_ALE2D
*SECTION_BEAM_{OPTION}
*SECTION_BEAM_AISC
*SECTION_DISCRETE
*SECTION_POINT_SOURCE
*SECTION_POINT_SOURCE_MIXTURE
*SECTION_SEATBELT
*SECTION_SHELL_{OPTION}
*SECTION_SOLID_{OPTION}
*SECTION_SPH_{OPTION}
*SECTION_TSHELL
*SENSOR
*SENSOR_CONTROL
*SENSOR_DEFINE_CALC-MATH
*SENSOR_DEFINE_ELEMENT_{OPTION}
*SENSOR_DEFINE_FORCE
*SENSOR_DEFINE_NODE_{OPTION}
*SENSOR_SWITCH
*SENSOR_SWITCH_CALC-LOGIC
*SET
*SET_BEAM_{OPTION}
*SET_BEAM_ADD
*SET_BEAM_INTERSECT
*SET_DISCRETE_{OPTION}
*SET_DISCRETE_ADD
*SET_MULTI-MATERIAL_GROUP_LIST
*SET_NODE_{OPTION}
*SET_NODE_ADD_{OPTION}
*SET_NODE_INTERSECT
*SET_PART_{OPTION}
*SET_PART_ADD
*SET_SEGMENT_{OPTION}
*SET_SEGMENT_ADD
*SET_SEGMENT_INTERSECT
*SET_2D_SEGMENT_{OPTION}
*SET_SHELL_{OPTION}
*SET_SHELL_ADD
*SET_SHELL_INTERSECT
*SET_SOLID_{OPTION}
*SET_SOLID_ADD
*SET_SOLID_INTERSECT
*SET_TSHELL_{OPTION}
*TERMINATION
*TERMINATION_BODY
*TERMINATION_CONTACT
*TERMINATION_CURVE
*TERMINATION_DELETED_SHELLS_{OPTION}
*TERMINATION_DELETED_SOLIDS_{OPTION}
*TERMINATION_NODE
*TERMINATION_SENSOR
*TITLE
*USER
*USER_INTERFACE_OPTION
*USER_LOADING
*USER_LOADING_SET
RESTART INPUT DATA
*CHANGE_OPTION
*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_RELAXATION
*CONTROL_SHELL
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
*CONTROL_TIMESTEP
*DAMPING_GLOBAL
*DATABASE_OPTION
*DATABASE_BINARY_OPTION
*DELETE_OPTION
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA
*RIGID_DEFORMABLE_OPTION
*RIGID_DEFORMABLE_CONTROL
*RIGID_DEFORMABLE_D2R
*RIGID_DEFORMABLE_R2D
*STRESS_INITIALIZATION_{OPTION}
*TERMINATION_OPTION
*TITLE
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A: User Defined Materials
APPENDIX B: User Defined Equation of State
APPENDIX C: User Defined Element Interface for Solids and Shells
APPENDIX D: User Defined Airbag Sensor
APPENDIX E: User Defined Solution Control
APPENDIX F: User Defined Interface Control
APPENDIX G: User Defined Interface Friction and Conductivity
APPENDIX H: User Defined Thermal Material Model
APPENDIX I: Occupant Simulation Including the Coupling to Programs CAL3D and MADYMO
INTRODUCTION
THE LS-DYNA/OCCUPANT SIMULATION PROGRAM LINK
DUMMY MODELING
AIRBAG MODELING
KNEE BOLSTER
COMMON ERRORS
APPENDIX J: Interactive Graphics Commands
APPENDIX K: Interactive Material Model Driver
INTRODUCTION
INPUT DEFINITION
INTERACTIVE DRIVER COMMANDS
APPENDIX L: VDA Database
APPENDIX M: Commands for Two-Dimensional Rezoning
REZONING COMMANDS BY FUNCTION
APPENDIX N: Rigid Body Dummies
APPENDIX O: LS-DYNA MPP User Guide
Supported Features
Contact Interfaces
Output Files and Post-Processing
Parallel Specific Options
PFILE
Special Decompositions
Execution of MPP/LS-DYNA
APPENDIX P: Implicit Solver
INTRODUCTION
SETTING UP AN IMPLICIT SIMULATION
LINEAR EQUATION SOLVER
NONLINEAR EQUATION SOLVER
ELEMENT FORMULATIONS FOR IMPLICIT ANALYSIS
APPLYING LOADS DURING IMPLICIT ANALYSIS
AUTOMATIC TIME STEP SIZE CONTROL
IMPLICIT STRESS INITIALIZATION
TROUBLESHOOTING CONVERGENCE PROBLEMS
APPENDIX Q: User Defined Weld Failure
APPENDIX R: User Defined Cohesive Model
APPENDIX S: User Defined Boundary Flux