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MSC Dytran Training Course Detail

Course Title: (DYT101) Seminar Class:

Introduction To Langrangian Analysis Using Dytran

MSC Dytran is designed to solve transient dynamic problems involving a high degree of nonlinearity. This seminar provides an introduction to the Lagrangian capabilities of MSC.Dytran. The primary emphasis is on how to use the program to solve engineering problems. The major capabilities of the program are covered in detail. The process of performing an analysis is discussed in its entirety, from initial modeling to the postprocessing of results. Hands-on workshops and example problems reinforce the material covered in the lectures. Advice is offered on modeling techniques, meshing, and evaluation of results. In addition, techniques to minimize the cost of analyses are discussed. By the end of the seminar, attendees should be able to apply MSC.Dytran to the solution of practical engineering problems in structural mechanics.

Topics

Day One

Introduction
Overview of MSC.Dytran capabilities
Differences between Lagrangian
and Eulerian technology
Typical applications
Explicit transient dynamic analysis
Introduction to explicit solution techniques
Explicit versus implicit technology
When to use explicit technology
Input definition
Overview of the input file
Input file formats and data generation
File management system
Executive control
Case Control

Bulk data
Overview of contact and Euler/Lagrange
coupling techniques
Running the analysis
Modeling
Description of the MSC.Dytran files
Example input file
Restarts and rezones
Executing MSC.Dytran
Postprocessing using the XDEXTR translator
Workshop on using XDEXTR
Basic concepts of Lagrange
Theory
Computational cycle
User subroutine implementation

Day Two

Lagrangian capabilities
Element library
Material models
Loads and constraints
User subroutines
Workshop example on Lagrange
Pre-stressing with MSC.Nastran
Concept of surfaces in MSC.Dytran
Surface definition
Defining segments
Surface modeling

Lagrangian Interaction Capabilities
Contact
Tied connections
Kinematic connections
Breakable connections
Modeling techniques
Mesh design
Problem simplification
Postprocessing
Results interpretation
Workshop example on Lagrangian interaction

Duration

2 Days

Prerequisites

Experience with a general-purpose finite element analysis application is recommended