Reply To: Element has become highly distorted!!!

[Pernack Pourreza]

Hi Peter, 

After several tries with static structural analysis, I ended up running my model in explicit dynamics analysis, however, the new approach presents new challenges.

This time, I get a "time step too small" error.

Despite my attempts to solve the time step error by following some recommendations, I was unable to solve the time step error.

Here is the analysis setting for my model:

Your advice is highly appreciated.