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contact reaction force

contact reaction force

contact reaction force

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Hi,

I am simulating a rigid body compression against a soft material. I need to report the contact reaction force. I tried to output "RF" and "TF" for the rigid body node set, but when I visualize them in Abaqus CAE, all values are zero. This is puzzling to me. Can someone tell me how I can obtain the reaction force during the contact interaction? Or, should I instead request the "RF" and "TF" for nodes of the soft material instead?

Thanks very much.  

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