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Shell thickness effect only considers the thickness of the shell for contact which means, when 2 bodies come into contact with each other, the contact will not accur at the mid-surface but at some distance from the mid-surface to account for the thickness of the shell. You can check parameters for the automatic contact detection or create manual contacts where contact is not detected.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-397359","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Use of mid-surface does not necessarily over-simplifies the model, you are making an calculated assumption that the stress distribution in the thickness is not required hence you can avoid computationally expensive solid elements. 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