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Shock, vibration & MIL-STD-810: how Ansys helps

Defense hardware has to survive being shaken, dropped, and slammed — and pass MIL-STD-810 to prove it. Simulating the environments first means you show up to the shaker table already confident.

Shock, vibration & MIL-STD-810 simulation visualization

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The Ansys tools that model it

Mechanical — Modal, random-vibration, and harmonic analysis to predict responses and fatigue life against 810 profiles.
LS-DYNA — Transient shock, drop, and pyroshock events that are too fast for a linear approach.
Sherlock — Physics-of-failure reliability for electronics under thermal and vibration loading.

Mechanical ↗LS-DYNA ↗Sherlock ↗

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Programs that fund this work

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What we provide

Free to start

Free Ansys evaluation licenses for the tools above, free engineering support to apply them to your MVP, and a free check on your Ansys Startup Program eligibility. Software and engineering only, never application advice.

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Relevant Ansys product pages: Mechanical on ansys.com ↗ LS-DYNA on ansys.com ↗ Sherlock on ansys.com ↗