LS-DYNA to PAM-CRASH Mapping

Elements

Table 1. Supported Element Mappings
LS-DYNA PAM-CRASH
*ELEMENT_SHELL SHELL
*CONSTRAINED NODAL RIGID BODY RBODY/MTOCO
*ELEMENT BEAM SPRGBM
*BOUNDARY SPC NODE BOUNC
*CONSTRAINED NODE SET MTOCO/NODCO

Sets

Table 2. Supported Sets Mappings
LS-DYNA PAM-CRASH
*SET_SHELL_LIST Element set
*SET_NODE_LIST Nodes set
*SET_PART_LIST Component sets

Contacts

Table 3. Supported Contacts Mappings
LS-DYNA PAM-CRASH
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_GENERAL_ID CNTAC46
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE_ID CNTAC36
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_Sinlge_surface(with mortor) CNTAC36
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_ID CNTAC33
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_ID(with mortor) CNTAC33
*CONTACT_TIED_SHELL_EDGE_TO_SURFACE_BEAM_OFSET_ID TIED
CONTACT TIED EDGE SHELL TO SURFACE TIED

Property

Table 4. Supported Property Mappings
LS-DYNA PAM-CRASH
*SECTION_BEAM PART_1D (BEAM)
*SECTION_BEAM(SpringBeam) PART_1D (SPRINGBM)
*SECTION_SHELL PART_2D
*SECTION_SOLID PART_3D