contact model command

Syntax

contact <sprocess> model keyword <range>

Primary keywords:

burger    flatjoint    hertz    hysteretic    linear    linearcbond    linearpbond    null    rrlinear    smoothjoint

Assign contact models. The selected contact model applies to contacts in the specified range. If no range is specified, then all contacts in the model are affected. The contact model can be a built-in contact model, or a plug-in contact model (registered with the program load command).

By default, mechanical contacts (i.e., corresponding to sprocess = “mechanical”) are considered. If sprocess is specified, then it must correspond to an existing process, and contacts within this process are considered.

The list of built-in mechanical contact models is given in the “Built-in Contact Models” section. Users may also implement custom contact models (see “User-Defined Contact Models” for further information).

burger

Specify the Burger’s Model contact model.

flatjoint

Specify the Flat-Joint Model contact model.

hertz

Specify the Hertz Model contact model.

hysteretic

Specify the Hysteretic Model contact model.

linear

Specify the Linear Model contact model.

linearcbond

Specify the Linear Contact Bond Model contact model.

linearpbond

Specify the Linear Parallel Bond Model contact model.

null

Specify the Null Model contact model.

rrlinear

Specify the Rolling Resistance Linear Model contact model.

smoothjoint

Specify the Smooth-Joint Model contact model.