Tie constraint - master/slave surface
Tie constraint - master/slave surface
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When utilizing a tie constraint, the Abaqus help file says that the coarser mesh surface should be the master surface. I have also heard that the stiffer surface should be the master surface. What should be done when these two guidelines conflict? For example, I am running a model with a steel cylinder (fine mesh) surrounded by a foam material (coarse mesh). What surface should be the master surface at the interface of the steel and the foam?
Thank you,
Jake
Thank you,
Jake





RE: Tie constraint - master/slave surface
RE: Tie constraint - master/slave surface
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RE: Tie constraint - master/slave surface
Rob Stupplebeen
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RE: Tie constraint - master/slave surface
Yes, Icebreakersours, I am new. Thanks for the FAQs links. I suppose I should introduce myself:
I have worked for the last two years as a mechanical design engineer, and then recently took a job doing finite element analysis. I have always wanted to do analysis, and so I am pretty excited about the opportunity, but I am very inexperienced (other than the standard cantilever beam, load in the center of a plate fixed on all sides, etc, simple type problems in school). Looking forward to being a part of this community. Thanks again.