Dear all!

I will simulate the compression test of a cylindrical structure under the strain rate of 0.01/s using an explicit dynamic solver. However, I am unable to figure out the time period for which the simulation is to run. I have read in the literature that for a time period of 1 or 2 seconds, the simulation takes hours/days to run. Please help me to find the optimum time for the simulation, so that it will run in the least possible time.

Thanks a lot in advance!!