contact group command

Syntax

contact group s keyword ... <range>

Primary keywords:

add    mechanical    remove    slot    thermal

Specify contact group names. Use of the group logic is described in Groups. By default, s is assigned to the group slot Default. Use the any keyword to assign the group name to the next available slot and the remove keyword to remove s from all slots.

By default, only mechanical contacts are considered.

add

Assign s to the next available slot.

mechanical

Apply to mechanical contacts.

remove

Remove s from all slots.

slot slot

Set group slot to slot. By default, slot Default is used.

thermal

Apply to thermal contacts.

Usage Example

contact group 'Lining' range cylinder end-1 (16.0,-6.0,6.0) ...
        end-2 (16.0,6.0,6.0) radius 4.0

from “lining.dat” in Shallow Foundation

contact group 'glued' range plane dip 90 dip-direction 90 ...
                            origin -6.5 0.5 24.5 dist 0.01 position-z 15 100
contact group 'glued' range plane dip 90 dip-direction 90 ...
                            origin 6.5 0.5 24.5 dist 0.01 position-z 15 100
contact group 'glued' range plane dip 90 dip-direction 90 ...
                            origin -18.7 0.5 16.6 dist 0.01 position-z 15 100
contact group 'glued' range plane dip 90 dip-direction 90 ...
                            origin 18.7 0.5 16.6  dist 0.01 position-z 15 100

from “buttress.dat” in Rigid Block Model of Flying Buttresses