Ansys Mechanical Basic Structural Nonlinearities

Learn the fundamental skills necessary to unlock the power of nonlinear solutions in Ansys Mechanical. Understand the nonlinear solution algorithm and the end-to-end solution procedure that may be applied to all nonlinear analysis problems.

Description

Understand the nonlinear solution algorithm and the end-to-end solution procedure that may be applied to all nonlinear analysis problems. Efficiently simulate the structural response of physical systems with features that are vital for the accurate representation of many complex real-world physical phenomena, including large deflection, surface-to-surface contact, elastic-plastic material models, nonlinear buckling, and others. Utilize sophisticated debugging tools to quickly diagnose nonlinear convergence issues.

Agenda

Session 1

Module 01: Overview
Workshop 1.1: Shell Disk
Workshop 1.2: Line Search
Module 02: Procedure
Workshop 2.1: Large deflection

Session 2

Module 03: Restart Controls
Workshop 3.1: Restart Controls
Module 04: Introduction to Contact
Workshop 4.1: Contact Stiffness Study
Workshop 4.2: Symmetric vs Asymmetric

Session 3

Module 05: Rate Independent Plasticity
Workshop 5.1: Metal Plasticity
Workshop 5.2 : Hardening
Module 06: Buckling and Linear Perturbation
Workshop 6.1: Linear Perturbation
Workshop 6.2: Post Buckling with Stabilization

Session 4

Module 07: Nonlinear Diagnostic
Workshop 7.1: Contact Diagnostics
Module 08: Mesh Nonlinear Adaptivity
Workshop 8.1: Mesh Nonlinear Adaptivity