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Structural & Thermal

Structural & Thermal

Why are the Gauss points shown on the element edge instead of interior for the contact detection purposes, using the Gauss detection method? Are the Gauss points projected to the edges only for this specific application?

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      The Gauss point based contact detection method uses the integration points from the contact elements, which are on the surface of the body.