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[ksoltyk]

I'm just learning how to use Ansys, so I hope for your understanding. Maybe someone has struggled with a similar problem and can help me. I want to determine the pull-out force of a steel wire from rubber (material model: Mooney-Rivlin, 2-parameter). From what I understand, Fracture -> Contact Debonding should be used between the elements to simulate the separation of the wire from the rubber. However, I can't add it— is there another way to determine this force? Or perhaps a different approach to solving this problem? As I said, I hope for your understanding.

[Sai Deogekar]

Hi,
Maybe you can go through this video and make sure you have included all the components in the model (like defining CZM Material, using appropriate contact settings etc.) : ANSYS Mechanical: Delamination Analysis using Contact Debonding
I suspect some definitions might be missing due to which you are unable to add Fracture > Contact Debinding option.

Hope this helps.