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ABAQUS-large deformation problem

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t0masz

Mechanical
Feb 15, 2015
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Hello,
i'm handling the impact problem. My question is: what causes these strage distortions and how to prevent this?
1. Before impact
vxm5vc.jpg

2. After impact
x21hfs.jpg


I use status variable to see the results, but I saw analysis (on YouTube, etc.) where author didn't use status variables and results were reliable (without these strange distortion).
So what is a clue to do this analysis in a proper way?
And last question. How should I understad status variable limits? For example, I entered "1" in von Mises stress (S) max value and results looks much better...

Best wishes and thanks in advence
Tomasz
 
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