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[mer153]

I want to run a simulation using ANSYS APDL. I could define the problem setup in APDL. Now I want to modify the APDL input file so that at the end of each time step, it identifies all elements with higher strain levels than a predefined threshold and then kills those elements and proceeds with the next time step using the updated mesh.

Please use the link below to download the APDL input file. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could teach me how to do this.

https://file.io/rno3oj7HqSDw

 

[Erik Kostson]

Hi

See this post where they show how to do this (above certain stress, but can be changed for strain just see the command nsel in the help manual , so instea of ,,s,eqv, one can use ,,epto,eqv):

https://simutechgroup.com/performing-ekill-element-death-in-mechanical/

All the best

Erik