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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation LS Dyna ONE_WAY_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK visualization Reply To: ONE_WAY_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK visualization

Ram Gopisetti
Ansys Employee

Hi, onw way is to use SPR and MPR in the ONE_WAY_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK card and use S=INTFOR in the run expression you can get the contact gap contours in intfor, check the binout for RCFORC for tie area and z_force curve as indicater when the tie got break.

cheers, Ram 

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