Difference between Total Maximum Deformation and Total Maximum Deformation over time.

- January 18, 2019 at 3:45 pm
  
  Devang2410
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  I ran an analysis on a simple bridge deck considering a moving load. The time frame was set to 1 sec, but i noticed in the result section total deformation was different than the total deformation over time. The maximum deformation is used for design, but what is the reason for two different values and significance?
- January 18, 2019 at 6:20 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  The Results are at the End Time, the Maximum Value Over Time is exactly what it says.
  
  Say you are plotting the Total Deformation of the whole bridge and the moving load starts at one end of the bridge and ends at the other end of the bridge. The deformation is small at the end, but maximum when the load is at the center of a span.
- February 8, 2019 at 5:44 am
  
  ANSYSRUSHI
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  Sir what is the process to know and verify the results in static structural and explicit dynamics. When we can say we are having the right solution?
- February 8, 2019 at 12:30 pm
  
  peteroznewman
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  It's better for you if you open a New Discussion because you will own it, which means you will get email updates when someone posts, and you can decide when you have the answer you need and mark the discussion Solved. Feel free to open a New Discussion if you don't get sufficient information from the notes below.
  
  You have asked a very open ended question. The topic can broadly be titled: Verification and Validation. You can search the site for these words. One part of validation is called a Mesh Refinement Study.