How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?
How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?
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Hello,
I am trying to model a steel cable, which enlaces a cable roll. There should be also a contact between cable an roll, where I can see the forces in the roll due to friction and enlacement. Can anybody recommend a proper element type? I've tried it with truss elements but I didn't manage to model the contact.
Thanks,
I am trying to model a steel cable, which enlaces a cable roll. There should be also a contact between cable an roll, where I can see the forces in the roll due to friction and enlacement. Can anybody recommend a proper element type? I've tried it with truss elements but I didn't manage to model the contact.
Thanks,





RE: How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?
Why exactly you would want to do so is beyond me.
RE: How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?
I have attached a little sketch of my problem to make it clearer.
RE: How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?
I do not remember the details. You should search the Abaqus documentation for *SLIDE LINE, slide line contact elements, tube-to-tube, *INTERFACE etc.
RE: How to model a steel cable in Abaqus?