Reply To: Three point bending test using contact analysis in Ansys APDL

[John Doyle]

Please refer to 'Fundamentals of Contact' Course in our Ansys Innocation Space for details in how to set up contact.  /courses/index.php/courses/fundamental-topics-in-contact/

For convergence stability, make sure your initial contact status is closed prevent rigid body motion.  Also,if possible, it is probably best to apply a displacement based load to induce the bending, instead of a force based load.