Thanks GBor. Between LSDYNA and ABAQUS-Explicit which do you recommend. We have both these software, but not sure about the modeling of the water in these two software. I haven't done this before. Someone told me that ABAQUS-Explicit is not reliable for extended time period. Is this true?
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Has anybody done analysis on watercraft impacting on water? Assuming a 30 foot boat dropped on water from a height of 15 feet. I don't know where to start - LSDYNA? ABAQUS-EXPLICIT? something else? Advise.
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