Contact property is a physical property assigned to a connection between two 3D parts.
The relative translation of the slave node with respect to the master nodes set is orthogonal to the direction joining the slave node to the set of master nodes.
The input and output characteristics are:
- Input:
- Direction (optional)
- Local Axis (optional)
- Initial clearance (optional)
- Output:
- Point force vector
- Final clearance
The output characteristics can be expressed at the given position in the element:
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Axis System |
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Characteristics |
Center of element |
Nodes of element |
Gauss point |
Global |
Local |
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Point force vector |
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Final clearance |
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