*CONTACT INITIALIZATION ASSIGNMENT

Assign contact initialization methods for general contact.

This option is used to modify contact initialization methods for specific contact interactions within the domain considered by general contact. It must be used in conjunction with the CONTACT and CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA options.

This page discusses:

See Also
*CONTACT
*CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA
In Other Guides
Contact Initialization for General Contact in Abaqus/Standard
Contact Initialization for General Contact in Abaqus/Explicit

ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/ExplicitAbaqus/CAE

Type Model or history data

LevelModelStep

Abaqus/CAEInteraction module

There are no parameters associated with this option.

 

Data lines to assign nondefault contact initialization methods

First line

  1. The name of the first surface. In Abaqus/Standard, if the first surface name is omitted, a default surface that encompasses the entire general contact domain is assumed.

  2. The name of the second surface. In Abaqus/Standard, if the second surface name is omitted or is the same as the first surface name, the specified contact initialization method definition is assigned to contact interactions between the first surface and itself.

  3. The name of the CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA definition to be assigned.

  4. Optional data item for Abaqus/Explicit when a CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA, INITIAL CLEARANCE definition specified with ADJUST=YES is referenced:

  5. Blank, the "words" FIRST SURFACE SFC, or the "words" SECOND SURFACE SFC to indicate how the surfaces will be treated while adjusting the surface nodes to resolve contact clearance violations. A blank entry indicates that the interaction will be treated as balanced main-secondary. A setting of FIRST SURFACE SFC or SECOND SURFACE SFC specifies the behavior as a secondary surface of the first or second surface, respectively, in a pure main-secondary interaction.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary. If the contact initialization method assignments overlap, the last assignment applies in the overlap region.