Change the value of friction properties in a solution step (Abaqus)

You can define a Surface-to-Surface Contact condition in a solution step and then include it in other solution steps. When you create Surface-to-Surface Contact condition, you can define a contact pair. The contact pair definition includes friction parameters. You can change the friction parameters for the contact pair at any solution step. To change the friction parameters, you create a new Abaqus Change Friction Definition modeling object.

1. With an Abaqus solution active, create contact at a solution step, using any of the contact types. Include a contact pair for the contact.For more information, see Defining contact pairs (Abaqus Structural and Thermal analyses).

2. (Optional) Assign contact to other solution steps.

3. To override the friction parameters for the contact pair at a solution step, right-click the solution step and choose Edit.

4. In the Solution Step dialog box, click the Change Friction tab.

5. Click Create Change Friction .

6. In the Modeling Objects Manager dialog box, click Create.

7. In the Abaqus Change Friction Definition dialog box, select the contact pair that you want to change from the Surface Interaction list.

8. Enter new Friction settings for the contact pair.

9. In the Modeling Objects Manager dialog box, select theAbaqus Change Friction Definition modeling object from the list, and click Add to List.Optionally, you can add other Abaqus Change Friction Definition modeling objects to the list for this step.

10. Click OK.

11. Click Close.In the Solution Step dialog box, the number next to Change Friction updates to reflect the number of Abaqus Change Friction Definition modeling objects that are assigned to this solution step.

How do I

Create multiple contact step controls (Abaqus)

Learn more

Defining contact pairs (Abaqus Structural and Thermal analyses)

Defining contact properties (Abaqus Dynamic Explicit analyses)

Defining contact properties for general contacts (Abaqus)

Modifying friction properties between steps (Abaqus)

Controlling contact steps (Abaqus)

Contact interference (Abaqus)

Automatic face pairing

Quick links

Command reference

Pre/Post video examples

Bulk Entry Descriptions

Simcenter 3D tutorials

Browse Simcenter 3D help by product area

Change the value of friction properties in a solution step (Abaqus), Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series

© 2020 Siemens

window.mainLanguage="en_US"

window.delivId=""

window.projectId=""

MathJax.Hub.Config({ TeX: { extensions: ["autoload-all.js"] }, tex2jax: { displayMath: [ ] }, "SVG": { scale: 125 } });