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PAM-CRASH 2G Conversion

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PAM-CRASH 2G Conversion

PAM-CRASH 2G to Radioss Conversion Mapping

Elements


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
BAR	TRUSS
BEAM	BEAM
SPRING	SPRING
SPRBM	SPRING+PROP/SPR_BEAM (TYPE 13)
MEMBR	SH3N, SHELL
SHELL	SH3N, SHELL
SOLID	BRICK
TETRA44	TETRA44
MASS	ADMAS
PLINK	SPRING+INTER/TYPE2
KJOIN	SPRING+PROP/KJOINT(TYPE33)

Boundary Conditions


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
INIVEL	INIVEL
BOUNC	BCS
CONLO	CLOAD

Systems


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
FRAME	FRAME

Materials


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
MAT_1D TYPE 201	M1_ELASTIC
MAT_1D TYPE 220	PROP/SPR_GENE
MAT_1D TYPE 223	/PROP/SPR_BEAM
MAT_2D TYPE 100	M0_VOID
MAT_2D TYPE 101	M1_ELASTIC
MAT_2D TYPE 102	M36_PLAS_TAB
MAT_2D TYPE 103	M36_PLAS_TAB, M44_, COWPER
MAT_2D TYPE 105	MAT36/MAT2
MAT_2D TYPE 117	MAT36/MAT2

Curves


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
FUNCT	FUNCT

Control Cards


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
TITLE	TITLE
OCTRL/
DSYOUPUT	/ANIM/DT
THPOUTPUT	/TFILE
UNIT	/BEGIN

Components


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
PART	PART

Contact Interfaces


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
CNTAC36	INTER/TYPE7
CNTCT33	TYPE7
TIED	/INTER/TYPE2

Properties


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
MPART(Type=Solid)	/PROP/SOLID
MPART(Type=Shell)	/PROP/SHELL

Rigid Walls


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
RWALL	RWALL

Time History


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
THELE	TH/SHEL, SH3N, SPRING, BRIC
THNODE	TH/NODE
THLOC	TH/FRAME/ACCELEROMETER

Sections


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
SECFO	SECT

Sets


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
GROUP(components)	SURF/PART/EXT

Groups


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
GROUP	GRNOD
NSMAS	ADAMS

Airbags


PAM-CRASH 2G	Radioss
BAGIN	MONVOL