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Warning in .dat file from Abaqus for double contact, surface-to-surface

Thread starter Sia27
Start date Jan 13, 2015

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Jan 13, 2015

Sia27

Civil/Environmental

Hi,

I have the following warning in my .dat file from Abaqus. I modeled my section in Patran and then run it in Abaqus. I'm not quite sure what it means exactly. Can anyone help me? Thank you in advance.

DISTANCE
NODE ADJUSTED REMARKS/WARNINGS

*CONTACT PAIR, INTERACTION=CONTACT2, SMALL SLIDING, TYPE=SURFACE TO SURFACE

***NOTE: THE ROTATIONAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM OF THE NODES THAT CONSTITUTE THE
SURFACES WILL NOT BE CONSTRAINED BETWEEN THE SLAVE AND MASTER PAIR
(S_CONTACT2, M_CONTACT2).

SLAVE : S_CONTACT2
MASTER: M_CONTACT2

ADJUST ZONE DISTANCE FOR THIS CONTACT PAIR IS: 0.3553