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Set the contact print flags to 1 (SPR and\/or MPR) for the contact surfaces to be     included in the intfor database.   The intfor output file can be accessed with LS-PrePost in the same manner as d3plot. LS-PrePost labels the frictional energy density as &#8220;Surface Energy Density&#8221; and can be fringed by selecting &#8220;Fringe Component&#8221; and then &#8220;Segment&#8221;. The time history of a specific segment can be obtained through History > Segment > Surface Energy Density. The frictional energy of a contact segment is the Surface Energy Density of the segment times the segment area. The summation of the product (segment Surface Energy Density * segment area) over all segments of either the master or the slave side gives the frictional energy component of the sliding energy which is reported in the output file sleout.  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