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ANSYS Mechanical
Advanced Connections
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Chapter Overview
Mechanical already exposes a rich library of options to meet the many challenges
associated with simulating contact behavior.
However, there are still some contact applications requiring more advanced features not
directly exposed in the Mechanical GUI. For example, consider the following cases:
Orthotropic or dynamic friction coefficient that varies as a function of relative velocity over a
large displacement.
Friction where the underlying material shear strength is the weak link that dictates status change
from sticking to sliding.
Chapter Overview
This lecture presents how to access these advanced contact features not directly
available in the Mechanical GUI.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive presentation on all the advanced feature
details, but rather a presentation on the general set-up procedure for using command
objects successfully within contact regions in Mechanical.
The contact elements overlie the underlying finite element model like a skin.
A Real Constant Set is a list of properties of a particular contact pair that influences
behavior and/or convergence
Normal contact stiffness value, contact surface offset value, pinball radius value,etc, are
examples of Real Constant properties
B. Contact Documentation
The Element Reference Manual (available on-line) contains a comprehensive list of all Key
Options and Real Constants available for each contact element type.
This behavior can be activated for a contact element (with type number 5 as an
example) using the following command:
KEYOPT,5,12,3
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RMODIF,5,9,TAUMAX
Value for allowable shear stress
Real Set Number
D. Procedure
To introduce advanced contact features not directly
available in Mechanical GUI, start by inserting a
command object beneath a contact region
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... Procedure
Hence, there is usually no need to look up the actual type and real set numbers to
execute a command. Simply use the parameter names directly.
Below is an example command line added to a frictional contact region to define a
limit on the max allowable shear stress (TAUMAX) at the contact interface
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If you are unfamiliar with the element type being used for a particular contact region
and you need to research the documentation for proper key option or real constant
table references, it is possible to extract this information from the Solver output
(Solution Information).
For example:
... Procedure
If this is a new run and there is no Solver Output, add a command object to the Environment
branch to execute a partial solve with the following commands:
Refer to Command Manual Documentation for additional information on PSOLVE and /EOF
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There are also a number of contact results not directly available in a Mechanical Tool that
can be extracted via a Command Object strategically placed in the Solution Branch.
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To apply the fluid pressure to open contact requires APDL in command objects
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LS 3: After Pressure
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where:
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Archard Wear
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