contact with shell elements
contact with shell elements
(OP)
Hi,
I'm trying to generate contact between 2 shells but when I ask a cncheck, Ansys says that I've got an initial penetration due to the shell elements' thicknesses. Is there a way to thicken shell element only in one direction?
thanks in advance.
I'm trying to generate contact between 2 shells but when I ask a cncheck, Ansys says that I've got an initial penetration due to the shell elements' thicknesses. Is there a way to thicken shell element only in one direction?
thanks in advance.





RE: contact with shell elements
No there isn't but maybe you can use a shell93 element?
Garry
RE: contact with shell elements
but there is probably a way so that the shell thickness does not alter contact solutions...
RE: contact with shell elements
Sorry in ment the shell91 ellement
Garry
RE: contact with shell elements
it would allso work for SHELL181 with the option for cross sections SECOFFSET. For example:
SECTYPE,SHELL
SECDATA,...
SECOFFSET...
Regards,
Alex
RE: contact with shell elements
I will try both 91 and 181.