Need Help With High Impact Loading - LS-Dyna

Good afternoon all,



I'm trying to simulate high impact loading and fragmentation of concrete for my dissertation.

I have defined my two solids (sphere and plate) and their material properties(sphere from steel with initial velocity to induce the impact - and concrete square plate of 8cm thickness using MAT_72R3). For contact I am using eroding_surface_to_surface. The problem is that the plate behaves a little bit elastic (see attached pic) at the impacted top surface without showing cratering effects and the rear surface seems to bulge ,but I get no fracture. The mesh is bulging a little and then comes in its original position. What is the problem? Is it the contact wrong? Do I have to use also MAT_Add_erosion  besides eroding surface? Any advice?



Thank you in advance



Kind Regards,



Theo