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  1. MarceloM

    Contact área between foot and insole

    Hello, I'm trying to get the contact area between foot and insole (Please see the photos). I used the following APDL command: SET, LAST cmsel, s, contact_side us it is ESEL, R, TYPE ,, 3 ETABLE, STAT, CONT, STAT ESEL, S, ETAB, ESTAT, 2,3 ETABLE, C_AREA, VOLU SSUM * GET, T_AREA, SSUM, 0, ITEM...
  2. MarceloM

    ANSYS HELP! MEMORY ERROR

    Hello, I'm doing an foot pressure analysis with a insole and a suport (see picture pls). The border conditions are very simple : Top of tibia fibula and soft tissues = X=Y=Z=XR=YR=ZR=0 SUPORT= X=Y=XR=YR=ZR=0 Z=0,0004. I have the following error: *** ERROR *** CP =...
  3. MarceloM

    There is not enough memory for the Distributed Sparse Matrix Solver to proceed.

    Hello, I'm doing an foot pressure analysis in Ansys with a insole and a suport (see picture pls). The border conditions are very simple : Top of tibia fibula and soft tissues = X=Y=Z=XR=YR=ZR=0 SUPORT= X=Y=XR=YR=ZR=0 Z=0,0004. I have the following error: *** ERROR ***...
  4. MarceloM

    Ansys contact area

    Hello, How can i see the results for the contact area between two bodies? Thank you.
  5. MarceloM

    Abaqus/Standard CPRESS Area

    Hello, How can i see the contact area between 2 bodys after a simulation? Thank you.
  6. MarceloM

    Mises in only one part

    Hello, I have done a simulation in Abaqus/Standard with 106 parts, but i see the misses stress in all of the parts at the same time(Ex:0 to 1Mpa), how can i see the mises stress in only one part (Ex:0 to 0.200Mpa)? Thank you.
  7. MarceloM

    MAX. PENETRATION, MAX. CONTACT FORCE ERROR and NEGATIVE EIGENVALUES

    Hello, I'm doing a simulation in abaqus standard and i wont to know if MAX. PENETRATION, MAX. CONTACT FORCE ERROR and NEGATIVE EIGENVALUES is a problem or i can stay with them? If yes, how can i fix them and how they afect my results. Some exemples: "***WARNING: THE SYSTEM MATRIX HAS 23...
  8. MarceloM

    How to chose a type of step for FEA

    Hello, I'm doing a simulation is Abaqus standard for see the foot pressures on the foot when a vertical force corresponding to half of the body weight is applied at the ground support reference point, and i don't know if i use a Static\general step (Full Newton or Quasi-Newton) or a static riks...
  9. MarceloM

    Best representation of the sliding formulation

    Hello, I'm doing a foot simulation in Abaqus standard and i don't know what is the best representation of the sliding formulation (Finite sliding or small sliding) between the bone and the cartilage. Thank you for any help you can give!
  10. MarceloM

    HELP!! How to connect Truss element to 3d body

    Hello, I'm trying to connect a heel to a truss element to simulate the plantar fascia, however I do not know how to perform this operation. What kind of constraint do i use? See the picture. Thanks for the...

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