contact reaction force

[jisb007]

Hi,

I am simulating a rigid body compression against a soft material. I need to report the contact reaction force. I tried to output "RF" and "TF" for the rigid body node set, but when I visualize them in Abaqus CAE, all values are zero. This is puzzling to me. Can someone tell me how I can obtain the reaction force during the contact interaction? Or, should I instead request the "RF" and "TF" for nodes of the soft material instead?

Thanks very much.

 

[rstupplebeen]

Try the rigid body's reference point. I hope this helps.

Rob Stupplebeen

https://sites.google.com/site/robertkstupplebeen/