Important Contact Variables
In n this section you will find a summary of variables created in the contact feature which can be useful in postprocessing.
Table 2-10:
Important Contact variables
Variable
Description
Defined in
Comments
solid.gap_p1
Gap distance including offsets, contact pair p1
Contact
solid.gapmin_p1
Minimum gap distance, contact pair p1
Contact
solid.cnt1.Tn
Contact pressure
Contact
solid.Tnmax_p1
Maximum contact pressure, contact pair p1
Contact
solid.cnt1.
fric1.Ttnorm
Friction force norm
Friction
solid.cnt1.
fric1.Ttx
Friction force, x component
Friction
solid.Wcnt_tot
Total contact energy
Contact
Integration over all contact boundaries
solid.Wfric_tot
Total frictional dissipation energy
Friction
ntegration over all contact boundaries