

1) Check in the lower right-hand corner for the current system of units.
2) If the current system of units is not English units (in, lb, s), click on the box to bring up the User Options window.
3) Click on Standard Units.
4) Scroll down and select the line with units in, lb, s,…
5) Click OK and OK.

1) In the Model Browser, double-click on the property, SHELL_2…=.
2) Enter rigid for Name.
3) Click in the Entities text box, and select the part, rigid, from the Model Browser.
4) Click in the Material text box, and select the material rigid_mat from the Model Browser.
5) Enter 0.125 for Part thickness.
6) Click OK.

1) Click Transient Condition in the Global group.
2) Enter initial_velocity_upper for Name.
3) Select Initial Condition (TIC) for Type.
4) Check Ty and enter -6000.
5) Click in the Entities text box and select all the nodes on the upper rigid surface.
6) Click OK.
7) Click Transient Condition in the Global group.
8) Enter initial_velocity_lower for Name.
9) Select Initial Condition (TIC) for Type.
10) Check Ty and enter 6000.
11) Click in the Entities text box, and select all the nodes on the lower rigid surface.
12) Click OK.


1) Click the Deformable Contact Body icon in the Contact group.
2) Enter pipe as Name.
3) Select Deformable Surface for Type.
4) Click in the Pick Entities text box, and select the part pipe from the Model Browser.
5) Click Apply.
6) Enter rigid as Name.
7) Select Deformable Surface for Type.
8) Click in the Pick Entities text box, and select the part rigid from the Model Browser.
9) Click OK.


1) Click Deformation in the Results group.
2) Select all Result Cases by clicking on pipe_crush.dytr.
3) Click the Deformation tab.
4) Select True under Deformation scaling.
5) Click the Plot Data tab.
6) Select Displacement, Components under Result type.
7) Click Update.
8) Pull down Fringe for Plot type.
9) Select all the Result Cases by clicking on pipe_crush.dytr.
10) Select Stress, Components under Result type.
11) Select von Mises under Derivation.
12) Check Animate.
13) Click Update.




