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  1. Ross_Eng

    Accessing material point data from *FRIC subroutine

    This problem is a subset of a more general problem I am facing. Is it possible to access information stored at integration points when using the *FRIC subroutine? If so, how is this achieved? The motivation is to let the friction coefficient depend on the material properties which are stored in...
  2. Ross_Eng

    Small sliding error message

    Cheers for your reply. When you say to define it in the initial step, there doesn't seem to be one stated as the initial step. The first one that I have defined is the "BEFORE_IMPACT" step, which i created after the initial one. If i move the contacts above the start of the BEFORE_IMPACT step...
  3. Ross_Eng

    Small sliding error message

    Hi all, Short of it is that I am getting "***ERROR: SMALL SLIDING CONTACT CAN SPAN MORE THAN ONE STEP BUT IT CAN ONLY BE DEFINED IN THE FIRST STEP OF AN ANALYSIS" when this contact is defined in the first step (but not the initial step). I am currently undertaking my MEng project and am...

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