MaterialMAP: Solid mechanics laws in LS-DYNA

[Yury Novozhilov]

For me, it is very important not only to have a database of parameters for complex non-linear material models, but also to understand their physical significance, know their scope of application, and analyse the implications for the model being created. That is why I have created a new section called MaterialMAP, and you certainly won’t find anything like this in the standard documentation or in any other material database. I am confident that not every specialist training course will provide you with this knowledge.

So, MaterialMAP now includes a ‘Solid mechanics laws’ section https://materialmap.net/laws/, providing academic information on all the analytical laws implemented in LS-DYNA material models. Incidentally, there are 128 of them across 16 different categories. All include references, explanations of symbols, precise formulas and dimensioned parameter values. If a law has a corresponding set of parameters directly in the database, a cross-reference is also provided.

By the way, information about the laws used is now automatically added to the material report.

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