<s>
Pam-Crash	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
software	O
package	O
from	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
used	O
for	O
crash	O
simulation	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
occupant	O
safety	O
systems	O
,	O
primarily	O
in	O
the	O
automotive	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
meeting	O
organized	O
by	O
VDI	O
(	O
Verein	O
Deutscher	O
Ingenieure	O
)	O
in	O
Stuttgart	O
on	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
1978	O
,	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
simulated	O
the	O
accidental	O
crash	O
of	O
a	O
military	O
fighter	O
plane	O
into	O
a	O
nuclear	O
power	O
plant	O
German	O
automobile	O
manufacturers	O
took	O
note	O
and	O
tested	O
the	O
applicability	O
of	O
several	O
emerging	O
commercial	O
crash	O
simulation	O
codes	O
,	O
including	O
what	O
would	O
soon	O
become	O
Pam-Crash	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
(	O
FEM	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
enables	O
the	O
modeling	O
of	O
complex	O
geometry	O
by	O
offering	O
different	O
structural	O
and	O
continuum	O
elements	O
:	O
beams	O
,	O
shells	O
,	O
membranes	O
and	O
solids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PAM-CRASH	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
on	O
High	O
Performance	O
Computers	O
including	O
massively	O
parallel	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Desktop	O
Engineering	O
magazine	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
of	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
’s	O
Virtual	O
Performance	O
Solution	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
this	O
software	O
,	O
said	O
:	O
“	O
You	O
work	O
across	O
multiple	O
analysis	O
domains	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
core	O
model	O
—	O
not	O
different	O
models	O
for	O
every	O
load	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pam-Crash	B-Algorithm
was	O
used	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
steel	O
floor	O
pan	O
structure	O
to	O
meet	O
torsion	O
and	O
bending	O
stiffness	O
requirements	O
while	O
reducing	O
its	O
weight	O
by	O
50%	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
parts	O
by	O
70%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
different	O
application	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
dynamically	O
coupled	O
to	O
the	O
occupant	O
safety	O
program	O
MADYMO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
North	O
Carolina	O
and	O
Mississippi	O
State	O
University	O
simulated	O
crash	O
scenarios	O
on	O
a	O
Chrysler	O
Neon	O
passenger	O
vehicle	O
using	O
this	O
program	O
and	O
LS-DYNA	B-Algorithm
,	O
another	O
crash	O
simulation	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
