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Frictionless support does not detect surface

    • mertturgut.senol
      Subscriber

      Dear Experts;

      I am trying to perform an analysis there are two bars and one edge of these two bars are fixed and pressure applied to the bars.

      I created a frictionless support between bar surfaces because they will touch each other. But according to my analysis they pass through each other.

      here is the connection;

      here is the boundary conditions;

      here is the last step which solver could solve.

      where am I making mistake or wrong?

      what can be the reason for this mistake?

      I look forward to your comments and thank you in advance.

      Best regards.

    • Erik Kostson
      Ansys Employee

       

       

      Hi

      See our courses in contact for a general overview.

      In your case make sure you have many substeps (https://www.padtinc.com/2011/11/08/you-dont-wanna-step-to-this-breaking-down-loadsteps-and-substeps-in-ansys-mechanical/),

      large deflections on,

      and pinbal region is large enough (see here for info: https://www.padtinc.com/2015/11/09/be-a-pinball-wizard-with-contact-regions-in-ansys-mechanical/).

      Also set displacement scale factor=1.

       

      All the best

      Erik

       

       

       

    • mertturgut.senol
      Subscriber

      Dear Mr Kostson;

      when I applied pinball radius the problem was solved and converged.

      I made not any changes Pinball radius I left it as program controlled.

      thank you for your suggestion.

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