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Why structure bounced when drop to surface, it should deform

    • Ahmad Nazrin
      Subscriber

      hai i am doing a rollover test, when my structure rollover it drop at a given height it bounced at the surface like a rubber ball. How can i make it deform because video i seen it all deform not bounced.

    • Ashish Khemka
      Forum Moderator

      Hi Ahmad,

      Change the material model to one near a perfectly plastic material model (may be bilinear isotropic hardening model).

      Regards,

      Ashish Khemka 

    • Armin
      Ansys Employee

      Hi Ahmad,

      To add to what Ashish mentioned, you can check the course below for more information on metal plasticity modeling:

      Topics in Metal Plasticity | Ansys Innovation Courses

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