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Lecture 2
L2.2
Overview
bottom
plate
BUMPER-EXT
Model Tree
BOTPLATE
Create discrete rigid part
BUMPER-EXT
BOTPLATE
BUMPER-EXT
BOTPLATE
• Results:
final
deformed
shape
Shortcuts; e.g.,
manually add contact
pairs to the group
• Nonoverlapping surfaces
• Can include or filter out
• Distance is within
search tolerance
• But surface normals
do not intersect the
opposing surface No contact pairs detected Two contact pairs detected
(nonoverlapping)
Double-sided shell/membrane
surfaces are allowed for surface-
to-surface formulation. See
Lecture 3
• Additional restrictions
• Surface normals
• Surface normals must be consistent
• Beam, shell, and membrane
surfaces can be flipped to
create a valid surface definition *SURFACE, NAME=SURF
for contact BEAMS, SPOS
Connectivity characteristics
(Yes=allowed, No=not allowed)
• Node-based surfaces
• Alternative way to define points for contact
• Contain only nodes
• Are always considered slave surfaces
• Preclude the use of the surface-to-surface discretization
Ball: element-
based surface
Strings: node-
based surface
bottom
plate
*Contact
*Contact Inclusions, ALL EXTERIOR
Surface
BOTPLATE
*Surface, name=surf_contact,
combine=DIFFERENCE Select surfaces in the Model
Tree and click mouse button 3.
elset_main, elset_no_contact
Surface
BOTPLATE
In this example this step is not required since the
normals between the shaft and the plates remain
perpendicular (contact will not be detected).
• Keywords interface:
Surface
SHAFT
*Contact
*Contact Inclusions, ALL EXTERIOR
*Contact Exclusions
TOPPLATE , SHAFT
TOPPLATE , BOTPLATE
SHAFT , BOTPLATE
Surface
*Contact Property Assignment BUMPER-EXT
, , FRICTION
Surface
BOTPLATE
Surface
BUMPER-EXT
Surface
SHAFT
*Contact Initialization Data,
name=Fit-1, INTERFERENCE FIT
*Contact
*Contact Inclusions, ALL EXTERIOR
*Contact Property Assignment
, , FRICTION
*Contact Initialization Assignment Surface
BUMPER-EXT
BUMPER-EXT, SHAFT, Fit-1
General contact
Contact pairs
• Benefits:
• Improved accuracy
• Avoid need for matched nodes across contact interface
• Reduced iteration count (sometimes)
Solving Contact Problems with New Capabilities in Abaqus
L2.48
*Contact y
*Contact Inclusions, All Exterior
*Surface Property Assignment, Prop=Geom Surf_1
Surf_1, CIRCUMFERENTIAL, 1.5, 0.0
Surf_2a, CIRCUMFERENTIAL, -2.5, 0.0 x
Surf_2b, CIRCUMFERENTIAL, 2.5, 0.0
Surf_2
With circumferential
Without any surface smoothing
geometry correction
Undeformed
Deformed
• Clamp example
Hollow
Slave surfaces tubes
of contact pairs General contact
internal surface
Wallclock (sec.)
1000 1000
6.8EF 6.9EF
750 750 STD
500 500 PRE
250 250
0 0
CP GC GC CP GC GC
faceted smooth faceted smooth
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iterations 36 64 41 36 55 41