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Sierra/SolidMechanics 4.56 Goodyear User's Guide

Merewether, Mark T.; Plews, Julia A.; de Frias, Gabriel J.; Mosby, Matthew D.; Porter, V.L.; Shelton, Timothy S.; Thomas, Jesse D.; Tupek, Michael R.; Veilleux, Michael V.; Manktelow, Kevin M.; Beckwith, Frank B.; Belcourt, Kenneth N.; Miller, Scott T.; Treweek, Benjamin T.; Wagman, Ellen B.; Koester, Jacob K.

Sierra/SolidMechanics (Sierra/SM) is a Lagrangian, three-dimensional finite element analysis code for solids and structures subjected to extensive contact and large deformations, encompassing explicit and implicit dynamic as well as quasistatic loading regimes. This document supplements the primary Sierra/SM 4.56 User’s Guide, describing capabilities specific to Goodyear analysis use cases, including additional implicit solver options, material models, finite element formulations, and contact settings.