Initial States

This entity is used to define the physical stress and strain initial state in elements like beams, shells, solids, and thick-shells. This entity is supported in the LS-DYNA profile.

LS-DYNA Supported Keywords

  • *INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL
  • *INITIAL_STRAIN_SOLID
  • *INITIAL_STRAIN_TSHELL
  • *INITIAL_STRESS_BEAM
  • *INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL
  • *INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID
  • *INITIAL_STRESS_TSHELL