AbaqusCAE(ver.6.

9)ContactTutorial

ProblemDescription

Note: You do not need to extrude the right vertical edge of the sensor.

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase
2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand
a. Select3D
b. SelectDeformable
c. SelectShell
d. SelectExtrusion
e. Setapproximatesize=50
f. ClickContinue
4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

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a. ClickDone

b. SetDepth=2
c. ClickOK
5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a.
b.
c.
d.

Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription
ClickontheMechanicaltabElasticityElastic
DefineYoungsModulusandthePoissonsRatio(useSI(mm)units)
ClickOK

6. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree

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a. NamethesectionShellPropertiesandselectShellforthecategoryandHomogeneousforthe
type
b. ClickContinue
c. Selectthematerialcreatedabove(Steel)andsetthethicknessto0.15
d. ClickOK

7. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon
SectionAssignments
a. Selecttheentiregeometry,exceptfortheverticalface,intheviewportandpressDoneinthe
promptarea
b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(ShellProperties)
c. Specifyshelloffsetifnecessary
d. ClickOK

8. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances
a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype
b. ClickOK

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9. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree
a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,selectStatic,General,andclickContinue
b. Acceptthedefaultsettings

10. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheboundaryconditionedFixedandselectSymmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastreforthetype

b. SelectthehorizontaledgesontheverticalsurfaceandclickDone
c. SelectENCASTREfortheboundaryconditionandclickOK

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11. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheboundaryconditionedDispandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype
b. Selectthetopedgeofthetriangularportionofthegeometry
c. Settheydisplacementto3

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12. DoubleclickontheInteractionPropertiesnodeinthemodeltree
a. NametheinteractionpropertiesandselectContactforthetype

b. OntheMechanicaltabSelectTangentialBehavior
i. SetthefrictionformulationtoFrictionless
c. OntheMechanicaltabSelectNormalBehavior
i. Becausethesurfacesdonotstartincontact,changetheconstraintenforcementmethodto
Penalty

13. DoubleclickontheInteractionsnodeinthemodeltree
a. Nametheinteraction,selectSurfacetosurfacecontact,andclickcontinue
b. Forthemastersurfaceselectthelowerportionofthegeometryandclickdone
i. Whileapplyingthefixeddisplacement,thenodesatthetipoftheupperportionofthe
geometrywillmakecontactatanunknownlocationonthelowersurface
ii. Nodesontheslavesurfacecannotpenetratethesurfaceformedbytheelementfacesonthe
mastersurface
c. Selectthecolorofthesurfacecorrespondingtothetopsurface
d. Fortheslavesurface,settheslavetypetoSurface
e. Selecttheupperportionofthegeometryatthefreeendandclickdone
f. Selectthecolorofthesurfacecorrespondingtothebottomsurface
g. Changethecontactinteractionpropertiestotheonecreatedabove(ifnotalreadydone)

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14. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheArchpart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign
ElementTypeicon
a. Selecttheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsandload
b. SelectStandardforelementtype
c. SelectLinearforgeometricorder
d. SelectShellforfamily
e. Notethatthenameoftheelement(S4R)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols
f. SelectOK

15. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignMeshControlsicon
a. Selecttheportionofthegeometryassociatedwiththeboundaryconditionsandload
b. ChangetheelementshapetoQuad
c. ChangethetechniquetoStructured

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16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedParticon
a. Settheapproximateglobalsizeto0.25

17. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshRegionicon

b. Selecttheentiregeometry,exceptfortheverticalface
c. SelectDone

18. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode
a. Namethejobswitch
b. Givethejobadescription

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19. InthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreatedandselectSubmit
d. Ignorethemessageaboutunmeshedportionsofthegeometry
e. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted,andselectMonitor

f.

IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings
i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving
ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely
ignored

20. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob,andselectResults

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21. Displaythedeformedcontourofthe(Von)Misesstressoverlaidwiththeundeformedgeometry
a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons
i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape
ii. AllowMultiplePlotStates
iii. PlotUndeformedShape

22. InthetoolboxareaclickontheCommonPlotOptionsicon
a. SettheDeformationScaleFactorto1
b. ClickOK

23. Tochangetheoutputbeingdisplayed,inthemenubarclickonResultsFieldOutput
a. Selectthecontactpressureatsurfacenodes(CPRESS)
b. ClickOK

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