Why sometimes I see differences in the force reactions at the contact interface in ANSYS Mechanical and Mechanical APDL? ANSYS Mechanical contact reactions match with the fsum,rsys,cont option.

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Why sometimes I see differences in the force reactions at the contact interface in ANSYS Mechanical and Mechanical APDL? ANSYS Mechanical contact reactions match with the fsum,rsys,cont option.

Why sometimes I see differences in the force reactions at the contact interface in ANSYS Mechanical and Mechanical APDL? ANSYS Mechanical contact reactions match with the fsum,rsys,cont option.

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- April 5, 2023 at 2:33 pm
  
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  The difference may occur due to different options available in fsum command. Please go through APDL Help document for more information related to fsum command options.

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