Static Structural Anaylses – Nodal deflection does not match with Contact Tool solution

- December 6, 2020 at 7:21 pm
  
  Clement
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  Hi everyone,
  In my model I detect some penetration when I analyse two single notes (0,15mm). However, the penetration plot of the Contact Tool shows much lower penetration (0,01mm). How come?
  Please see my detailed description down below:
  During simulation one body moves down (negative z) on an other body. In preprocessing I read out the initial node distance in z reading the selection information, which shows that the nodes are almost in touch having a tiny gap in between (Pic1). In postprocessing I read out nodal deflection in Z of the exact same nodes which leads to penetration of about 0,15mm (Pic2). My question is, why does the Contact Tool only show 0,01mm penetration for the exact same spot (Pic3)?
- December 6, 2020 at 7:29 pm
  
  Clement
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  I recognized that I posted this into Installation & Licensing. How can I delete my post? n
- December 6, 2020 at 7:34 pm
  
  Clement
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  I posted this into structural now. This discussion can be deleted.n

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