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  1. mostaani

    How can use ALE with element deletion in damage and having self contact as well?

    Hi All I am trying to simulate scratch test including ductile damage and ALE. I selected aluminium alloy 2024-T351 as case study and simulated scratch test with a rigid conical indenter with apex angel of 120 degree. I have incorporated ductile damage model in this simulation. Defining proper...
  2. mostaani

    How to define contact between newly generated surfaces after fracture?

    Hi group I am trying to define a normal contact behavior between new born surfaces after fracture. I considered a tensile test specimen and simulated its fracture during tensile test in explicit. After fracture two new surfaces are born. I am interested to define contact between them, so I can...

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