LS-DYNA

URL :  http://www.lstc.com/

Description

LS-DYNA is a powerful finite-element application from Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC), which was founded in 1987 by John Hallquist, the original developer of DYNA3D. LS-DYNA has an incredible range of finite-element modeling capabilities for engineering mechanics applications, including nonlinear dynamics capabilities for analyzing structural frames, smooth-particle hydro and meshless techniques appropriate for slope-stability problems in geotechnical engineering, ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian) analysis capabilities for large-deformation problems and fluid-structure interaction, and normal mode integration for modal analysis of large structures.

Features

LS-DYNA is highly scalable, and runs in parallel on distributed-memory clusters of both Linux/Unix or Windows machines. It includes an excellent visualization environment for problem setup and graphical post-processing, as well as structural optimization capabilities that are available within the separate LS-OPT application. LS-DYNA includes a wide variety of material models (including some concrete and soil capabilities for earthquake engineering applications), a complete variety of advanced and standard element types, and tuned algorithms for scalable physics and contact mechanics.

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