Unfortunately it does not work, can that be a Abaqus version. I am using version 2018
I set the contact pair as follow:
** INTERACTION PROPERTIES
**
*Surface Interaction, name=IntProp-1
1.,
*Friction, rough
*Surface Behavior, no separation, pressure-overclosure=HARD
**
** INTERACTIONS
**
**...
I have a curved structure, in the first step i apply a moment or rotation to bend it open flat so that it comes in contact with a flat structure. In the second i want to apply this contact pair. I would have to apply a Tie constraint but this is only possible in the initial step. Any idea how i...