Three point bending test using contact analysis in Ansys APDL

- August 29, 2023 at 11:36 am
  
  schichkhede.phd2019.me
  Subscriber
  
  I want to perform simulation for three point bending test in Ansys APDL. How do i apply contact at three points at roller support? The bottom two roller supports are fixed while the top roller support is applying force on the beam.
- August 30, 2023 at 11:14 am
  
  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.