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Contact between bodies in Shell mode

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As Comsol has not implemented contact algorithm into Shell mode (v4.2a) I am wondering if somebody of you meets the same problem and knows or have any idea how to simulate contact between two shells.

kind regards,

1 Reply Last Post Apr 23, 2015, 4:16 a.m. EDT
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Posted: 10 years ago Apr 23, 2015, 4:16 a.m. EDT

As Comsol has not implemented contact algorithm into Shell mode (v4.2a) I am wondering if somebody of you meets the same problem and knows or have any idea how to simulate contact between two shells.

kind regards,


Hey,

I am wondering if you have a solution or a work around for your problem? From what I know, the Contact problem is available only for Solid Mechanics interface and we cannot define on a boundary in 3D. One can define it on a thin domain but it makes the model big and takes much time to solve.

Best,
[QUOTE] As Comsol has not implemented contact algorithm into Shell mode (v4.2a) I am wondering if somebody of you meets the same problem and knows or have any idea how to simulate contact between two shells. kind regards, [/QUOTE] Hey, I am wondering if you have a solution or a work around for your problem? From what I know, the Contact problem is available only for Solid Mechanics interface and we cannot define on a boundary in 3D. One can define it on a thin domain but it makes the model big and takes much time to solve. Best,

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