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Why does LS-PrePost report a plastic strain for my non-linear elastic material model?

Tagged: Explicit - LS-DYNA, export, lsdyna, mechanical, structural-mechanics
    • March 17, 2023 at 8:59 am
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      The variable ‘eps’ in LS-PrePost corresponds to the ‘effective plastic strain’ and depending on the material model used it could be used a place holder for different history variables. The following link presents a list of the variables being stored for a particular material model: https://www.dynasupport.com/howtos/material/history-variables Also, please refer to KM# 2059494.

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