Contact
In the Contact node, you define the mechanical and numerical properties for a set of contact pairs in a contact analysis. Use it for modeling structural contact and multiphysics contact. In the latter case, you will also need to add corresponding pair conditions in the other participating physics interfaces.
In the contact pair, the destination side selection must be part of the physics interface in which you add the Contact node. The source side selection can be any kind of meshed object, but if it is part of the current physics interface, more options are made available.
Do not select the same contact pair in more than one Contact node. Doing so may produce error messages or unpredictable results.
In version 5.5, the contact formulation in the Layered Shell interface has the following limitations:
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Only frictionless contact can be modeled. You cannot add the Friction, Adhesion, or Decohesion subnodes under Contact.
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The contact formulation works best if the laminate is thin and the curvature is not too high. Local deformations caused by the contact pressure, such as thickness change, should be small.
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The best accuracy is obtained when the Contact surface is set to Top and the position of the layered material is Upside on boundary.
All settings for the Contact node are described in the documentation for Contact in the Solid Mechanics interface.
Location in User Interface
Context Menus
Layered Shell>Pairs>Contact
Ribbon
Physics tab with Layered Shell selected:
Pairs>Contact