Defining a Contact Pair Interaction
The definition of a contact pair interaction in Abaqus/Explicit consists of specifying:
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the contact pair algorithm and the surfaces that interact with one another, as described in this section;
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the contact surface properties (Assigning Surface Properties for Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Explicit);
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the mechanical contact property models (Assigning Contact Properties for Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Explicit);
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the contact formulation (Contact Formulations for Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Explicit);
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the contact constraint enforcement method (Contact Constraint Enforcement Methods in Abaqus/Explicit); and
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the algorithmic contact controls (Common Difficulties Associated with Contact Modeling Using Contact Pairs in Abaqus/Explicit).