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Initial contact between two solids

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SaeidII

Structural
Dec 7, 2012
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Hi, using nastran explicit analysis (sol700) I have noticed if two solids are too close to each other or touching each other; contact stress will be produced on faces of those solids and propagate into model. Since contact thickness offset of solids is zero by default and initial penetration shall be eliminated I am wondering where those stresses come from and how one can prevent this?
I'd appreciate any guide.
thanks.
 
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Update: adding param,dyconignore*,2 to the bulk file dramatically reduced these stresses;
Default value of dyconignore is zero which means initial penetration elimination is enable; But why does it make anything worse?!
 
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