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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Three point bending test using contact analysis in Ansys APDL Reply To: Three point bending test using contact analysis in Ansys APDL

John Doyle
Ansys Employee

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.

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