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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation LS Dyna Erosion Criteria Understanding For Continuum Damage Mechanics Models in LS-DYNA Reply To: Erosion Criteria Understanding For Continuum Damage Mechanics Models in LS-DYNA

Jim Day
Ansys Employee
Notes concerning energy balance are available in this text file ... https://ftp.lstc.com/anonymous/outgoing/support/FAQ/energy_balance . (This link is public; I confirmed it can be found via Google.) Total energies in glstat include the eroded energies, so the energy balance checking takes erosion into account.