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*Contact Modelling |
 
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*Contact Modelling
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*Contact Modelling |
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To specify specialised parameters relating to guide surface contact modelling.
Refer to Contact Modelling for further information on this feature.
A block of two lines defining the how the contact stiffness is ramped up.
RAMP=Contact Ramp [, POWER=Exponent]
Contact Ramp defaults to 0.0. Exponent defaults to 1.5, but this value is immaterial unless a non-zero value is assigned to Contact Ramp.
Input: |
Description |
Contact Ramp: |
The distance over which the contact stiffness is ramped up to its full value. By default, the contact ramp is assumed to be zero, in which case a linear contact model is used. |
Exponent: |
The exponent to be used in the power-law approximation. This entry is optional and defaults to a value of 1.5 if omitted. |