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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Element failure – Explicit analysis Reply To: Element failure – Explicit analysis

peteroznewman
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Hi Francisco, you can see that the impact is present because the sheet metal is bending at the impact site. What is the diameter of the projectile? What is the mass of the projectile?  What is the impact velocity?  What is the wall thickness of the sheet metal? 

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