{"id":168252,"date":"2022-04-07T21:35:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T21:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/workbench-static-structural-how-to-use-arc-length-method\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T16:22:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:22:24","slug":"workbench-static-structural-how-to-use-arc-length-method","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/workbench-static-structural-how-to-use-arc-length-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Workbench &#8211; Static Structural: How to use Arc Length Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Item-Body\">\n<div class=\"Message userContent\">\n<p>Hi, I&#039;m simulating the collapse of an hollow prothesis subject to a force using a command that kills elements that reach a given plastic deformation.<\/p>\n<p>Problem is that as soon as the first elements are killed Ansys fails to converge because the structure is close to surpassing the maximum load and an equilibrium state can&#039;t be found.<\/p>\n<p>I&#039;ve read that instead the arc length method is capable of following a parabolic Force-Displacement curve and I would like to give it a try. Problem is that I can&#039;t find anywhere how to use it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#039;ve already tried to use a displacement intead of a force but but I am not satisfied with the results.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-168252","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_btv_view_count":["2737"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_bbp_subscription":["253040"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["168252"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["18229","253040"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["211142"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["211142"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2022-04-08 16:22:24"]},"test":"platano-1714380studenti-uniroma1-it"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/168252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/168252\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}