Restarting an LS-DYNA Analysis

Introduction

Simple Restart

Small Restart

Full Restart

Restarts

All 3 classes of restarts require a binary dump file

which contains a complete record of the model
(stress, strain, deformation, etc) at a particular
point in time.

Binary dump files are written during an analysis at intervals

according to *DATABASE_BINARY_D3DUMP and/or
*DATABASE_BINARY_RUNRSF.
In addition, a binary d3dump file is automatically written at the
normal termination of a run unless d=nodump on the
execution line.
In v. 971, the number of runrsf files retained is controlled by
the parameter NR in *database_binary_runrsf.

Default is NR=1

If NR is greater than 1, the runrsf files are written in

cyclical fashion.

Restarts

When doing a restart:

Use the same executable
Use same numbers of CPUs

Simple Restart

Restart made from any dump file written prior to termination

time.

No changes are made (not even termination time) and thus

no input file is needed.

Sample execution line:

ls971 r=d3dump01

Small Restart

Only certain changes are permitted. The keywords in the *RESTART section of
the Users Manual (excepting *STRESS_INITIALIZATION) pertain to small
restarts. Some of the changes allowed in a small restart
change termination time
change output intervals
change timestep controls
modify load curves
add nodal boundary conditions
delete contacts, parts, elements
Rigid/Deformable switching of parts

Need a binary dump file and a small restart input deck, the latter of which might
be as simple as
*KEYWORD
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
15e-03
*END
Sample execution line:
ls971 i=restart_in.k r=d3dump01
where restart_in.k is the small restart input deck.

Full Restart

Changes of a general nature can be made including addition of parts,

loads, and contacts.

A full restart requires a binary dump file and a full restart input deck.
In the full restart input deck a full description of the model is given.

Input for retained parts, materials, contacts, loads, etc. is copied directly
from the original input deck
That input which is copied from the original input deck can be modified as
desired
Input for new parts, materials, contacts, loads, etc. is added

The command *STRESS_INITIALIZATION must be specified in the

full restart input deck for parts to be initialized.
Initializes stress, strain, displacement, etc. for all parts which are carried
over or, optionally, for only a subset of those parts

Full Restart

One cannot change the mesh topology of preexisting parts when

doing a full restart
Except for solid elements (use Q=remap on the execution line)

*DELETE commands should not be used in a full restart.

Do not use *INITIAL_VELOCITY for nodes carried over from previous

run. Use *CHANGE_VELOCITY_<option> to modify velocities of such
nodes.

Preexisting contacts that are to be initialized should include the _ID

option so that the contact ID numbers in the original input deck match
those in the full restart input deck.

To eliminate elements, dont include their definition in the full restart deck

Full Restart

BEWARE! Output from full restart will overwrite existing output in

version 970
Submit full restart from a new directory
Output from original run and output from full restart cannot be
combined and must be postprocessed separately

Version 971 will append output from full restart to exisiting output.

The binary dump file necessary to submit a full restart when running
MPP-DYNA is named d3fullXX (not d3dumpXX)
Use n=d3fullXX on execution line, not r=d3dumpXX

Exercise 3a and 3b