Beam-shell contact Lsdyna

- March 4, 2024 at 12:45 am
  
  Fady Elshazly
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  
  I want to tie beam elements to shell elements in Lsdyna there is a gap (distance) between them. What would be the best contact option?
  
  thanks
- March 4, 2024 at 1:39 pm
  
  Ram Gopisetti
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Fady,
  You can try to use the Contact _spotweld_beam_offset and tune the SAST, SBST until the proper tie behavior is observed.
  Cheers, Ram