Today’s engineering challenges are too complex to be solved by traditional methods alone. In industries such as automotive, defense, rail systems, energy, and manufacturing, performing durability, safety, and performance tests in a virtual environment not only reduces costs but also accelerates R&D processes. At this point, LS-DYNA stands out as one of the most advanced finite element software solutions, offering powerful solvers and multiphysics capabilities that have become indispensable for engineers worldwide.
One of the most common applications of LS-DYNA is crash simulations in the automotive industry.
Vehicle crash tests (NCAP, FMVSS, Euro NCAP)
Pedestrian protection scenarios
Drop tests for phones, electronics, and appliances
Defense industry ballistic and impact simulations
Thanks to its explicit solver, LS-DYNA can simulate high-energy events that occur within milliseconds with exceptional accuracy.
Sheet metal forming is a critical process in automotive and white goods industries. LS-DYNA provides:
Drawing, bending, hydroforming, tube expansion
Drawbead and blankholder definitions
Formability analysis (FLD), thinning and tearing predictions
Springback (elastic recovery) simulations
These capabilities allow engineers to optimize die design, material selection, and production processes.
In the defense sector, blast and ballistic analysis plays a key role.
CONWEP and LOAD_BLAST_ENHANCED for TNT equivalence
ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian) for air and shock wave modeling
Armor and composite penetration/failure simulations
Explosion load effects on structures and vehicles
This makes it possible to predict the resistance of military vehicles and protective structures before physical testing.
LS-DYNA is not limited to structural analyses; it also models fluid-structure interactions with high precision.
SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) for free surfaces and sloshing
ICFD/ALE methods for tanks, pipelines, and ship structures
Underwater explosion (UNDEX) analysis
Through FSI, engineers can evaluate liquid effects in pipelines, fuel tanks, or naval structures reliably.
Beyond mechanics, thermal behavior is also critical in product performance. LS-DYNA supports:
Welding, laser cutting, and heat treatment simulations
Friction-induced heating
Temperature effects in forming processes
Thermal degradation of composites
These allow engineers to analyze temperature-dependent material behavior accurately.
Lightweight design has become vital in automotive and aerospace industries. LS-DYNA offers:
Lamina-based composite modeling
Delamination prediction
Fabric and woven material simulations
GISSMO and Hashin failure criteria
This enables advanced simulation of damage and failure in composite structures.
In addition to explicit solvers, LS-DYNA’s implicit capabilities provide:
Natural frequency (modal analysis)
Harmonic response analysis
Noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH)
Fatigue analysis under cyclic loads
These simulations are essential in automotive, rail, and industrial machinery to ensure comfort and durability.
Explicit Dynamic Solver: For high-speed impacts, crashes, and explosions
Implicit Solver: For static loads, slow deformations, and vibrations
SPH (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics): For high deformation fluids and fracture problems
ALE (Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian): For fluid/gas pressure and structural interaction
Extensive Material Library: Steel, aluminum, foam, composites, elastomers, textiles, biomaterials
Advanced Contact Algorithms: Automatic single surface and surface-to-surface for complex assemblies
Reduces the cost of physical testing
Shortens product development cycles
Provides high accuracy in complex engineering problems
Integrates multiple disciplines within a single platform (multiphysics)
Enhances reliability and safety in engineering projects
As the official distributor of LS-DYNA in Turkey, FE-TECH Engineering not only provides software licensing but also offers:
Technical training,
Licensing and installation support,
Project consulting,
Applied engineering services.
From defense and automotive to rail systems and energy, LS-DYNA empowers industries with robust and reliable simulation solutions. At FE-TECH, we ensure our clients achieve faster, safer, and more efficient engineering results.
👉 Take your engineering processes to the next level with LS-DYNA.
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