Contact between distant bodies
Contact between distant bodies
(OP)
Hello there:
I am reltively new to Abaqus, but have done almost all my homework before posting this one.
Is anyone aware if Abaqus standard can be used to simulate contact between objects that are initially seperated by a finite distance. Or is it that this can only be solved using abaqus explicit?
Thank you in advance.
Sam
I am reltively new to Abaqus, but have done almost all my homework before posting this one.
Is anyone aware if Abaqus standard can be used to simulate contact between objects that are initially seperated by a finite distance. Or is it that this can only be solved using abaqus explicit?
Thank you in advance.
Sam





RE: Contact between distant bodies
RE: Contact between distant bodies
Rob
RE: Contact between distant bodies
Thank you for your precious time.
I tried a lot, but just can't get a part to push the other.
I cannot change the initial position of the parts. But, besides that I just need to push any part to get the other to realise contact and then be displaced!
Have posted my file here: http
Please can you glance thru to see where the mistake is?
Thank you a bunch!
Sam
RE: Contact between distant bodies
Cool geometry. Depending on what you are planning in this analysis I think standard would be more appropriate. You have an amplitude of:
0,1
1,8
I think that
0,0
1,8
would be more appropriate but that would be the default if you didn't specify. I believe that a tied constraint may be closer to reality. Hope this helps.
Rob
RE: Contact between distant bodies
I am still struggling to get the other parts to move an realise contact since they are not initially in contact.
will try and keep you posted!
Thank you so much.
Sam!
RE: Contact between distant bodies
I somehhow cannot get the parts to realise contact in Abaqus standard or explicit.
I either see the objects moving into each other or get locked and not move anywhere or move in the opposite direction of the specified velocity.
Any help would be of great help. plz find my file above.
Thanks
Sam
RE: Contact between distant bodies
1. Abaqus has a hard time to simulate contact invlocing rigid bodies. If you can make really hard deformables then perform the analysis.
2. missing element property: create a set for the elements, then designate property.
Thank to all you guys and John!
Regards
Sam
RE: Contact between distant bodies
corus