{"id":276335,"date":"2023-03-24T13:20:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=276335"},"modified":"2023-03-24T13:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:20:41","slug":"stress-analysis-of-an-s-shape-cantilever-beam","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/stress-analysis-of-an-s-shape-cantilever-beam\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress analysis of an s-shape cantilever beam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am trying to model a stress analysis on a one-supported cantilever beam (50&#215;50 um^2 and thickness 200nm) that after the load is applied, comes in contact with the substrate creating an s-shape deformation. I have created my geometry and my model properly and I managed to create the load as well in order to have this shape by adding a variable load that follows a deflection function. My issue is that, although I define my fixed supports and my contacts in the model, after the analysis the cantilever &#8221;ignores&#8221; the contact constraint and penetrates the substrate. I have tried all the different types of contacts and that is the case. I also found in some supporting forums online that you can increase the stiffness of the substrate to avoid that, but still. Does anyone know how can I fix that?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you in advance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-276335","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_author_ip":["23.56.168.214"],"_bbp_subscription":["209539","240"],"_btv_view_count":["340"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["276335"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27784"],"_bbp_engagement":["240","209539"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["276400"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["276400"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2023-03-24 21:31:17"]},"test":"eleni-margaritistrath-ac-uk"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/276335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/276335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}