Elements With Contact Properties

The elements in Table 3.4 should be assigned contact properties defined thus:

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] real1 ...real7 where:

• real1 = thickness, or angle
• real2 = clearance at zero pressure
• real3 = pressure at zero clearance
• real4 = friction coefficient
• real5 = stiffness in stick
• real6 = equivalent shear stress limit
• real7 = real for the 'SMOOTH' parameter in Rigid Surfaces or Slide Lines

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] ORIENT real1 real2 real3 where:

• real1 = cos(x)
• real2 = cos(y)
• real3 = cos(z)

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] OFFSET real1 ...real6 where:

• real1 = x-coordinate for point a
• real2 = y-coordinate for point a
• real3 = z-coordinate for point a
• real4 = x-coordinate for point b
• real5 = y-coordinate for point b
• real6 = z-coordinate for point b

TYPE ABAQUS Element Names

Slide Line ISL21 ISL31 ISL31A ISL22 ISL32

ISL32A ISL21T ISL22T

Rigid Surface IRS21 IRS22 IRS3 IRS4 IRS9

Planar INTER1 INTER1T DINTER1 INTER2 INTER2T

Interface DINTER2 INTER3 INTER3T DINTER3 INTER1P INTER3P