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difficulties CONTACT problem with plasticity using ABAQUS FEA code.

Submitted by lazghabt on

Hello everyone:

1.  I have built a FEM model 2D plane strain using ABAQUS/Standard (CPE4R) elements,

2. I am  modeling the contact between a cylinder and a plate in 2D.

3. The Cylinder material is given is ELASTIC ISOTROPIC material with no plasticit E=310 GPa

4.  The plate is with a Ramberg-Osgood plasticity with a Young's modulus E=210 GPa.

5. The mesh at the the contact point is VERY refined element characteristic length is about 1 micron. (My model units are  (mm,N,sec)).

6. I validate my model with hertz contact theory and it works well.

7. I try to validate with mindlin theory (Pressure and shear), when I plot the pressure profile at the contact zone I get a well behaved curve. However, the Shear at the contact zone is NOT well behaved, it shows alot of fluctuations and noisy response.

 8. I tried to modify the mesh size at the contact zone (increased in fact) but the response is still the same.

 

P.S. if I remove PLASTICITY from the model, it works fine both in NORMAL pressure and IN SHEAR. 

Question:

 1. How can this be corrected ?

2. Is there a particular plastic model that I should used (my material is a metal) ?

3. can CONTACT CONTROLS be used to remedy this? if yes, how ? 

Hi,

Before jumping into the details, few questions:

- How do you apply loading?

- What contact properties have you used? For normal as well as tangential?

- I would recommend to use other plasticity model with isotropic hardening etc. (just to check)

- Most importantly how different are your values of normal stress than shear stresses? May be shear part depending upon the type of loading might be negligible?

- Also, ensure that you are using finite sliding algorithm in ABAQUS if you are expecting finite slip.

These are the few points which I can think of at this time. If you can explain a bit then, I might be able to give some more.

All th ebest.

Amir

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 08:34 Permalink

Hi Amir:

Thanks for taking the time to reply. To answer all your questions I have included here the input file I am working with maybe that could shed some light on the difficulties I have.

 

 **+--------------------------------+                                                                             #

**  UNITS                          |                                                                             #

**+--------------------------------+                                                                             #

** Length: mm  (1E-3 m)                                                                                          #

** Force:  Newton (1 N)                                                                                          #

** Stress: MPa                                                                                                   #

** angle: degrees                                                                                                #

**                                                                                                               #

**---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

**

*PREPRINT,MODEL=YES,HISTORY=NO,CONTACT=NO

*HEADING

   CYLINDER/PLANE CONTACT NOWELL & HILL MODEL

**

**--------------------------------------+

**  DEFINE SEED NODES OF THE SPHERE     |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------+

**

*NODE,NSET=NCenterS

1, 0., 0.

*NODE,NSET=LINE1S

2, 12.0, -28.6478897565

162, 12.0, -14.3239448783

234, 12.0, -7.16197243914

274, 12.0, -3.58098621957

290, 12.0, -2.44461992589

1314, 12.0,  2.44461992589

1330, 12.0,  3.58098621957

1370, 12.0,  7.16197243914

1442, 12.0,  14.3239448783

1602, 12.0,  28.6478897565

**

**--------------------------------------+

**  GENERATE NODES OF LINE1S            |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------+

**

*NGEN,NSET=LINE1S

2, 162,1

162, 234,1

234, 274,1

274, 290,1

290, 1314,1

1314, 1330,1

1330, 1370,1

1370, 1442,1

1442, 1602,1

**

**---------------------------------------------+

**  GENERATE LINE2S,3&4 USING *NCOPY COMMAND   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**---------------------------------------------+

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1S,NEW SET=LINE2S,CHANGE NUMBER=3202

-0.002,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1S,NEW SET=LINE3S,CHANGE NUMBER=38424

-0.03,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1S,NEW SET=LINE4S,CHANGE NUMBER=115272

-0.12,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1S,NEW SET=LINE5S,CHANGE NUMBER=281776

-0.48,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1S,NEW SET=LINE6S,CHANGE NUMBER=666016

-9.0,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE6S,NEW SET=LINE7S,CHANGE NUMBER=512320

-2.4,0,0

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**    NFILL the nodes of the sphere.                   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**

*NFILL,NSET=SPHERE

LINE1S,LINE2S,2, 1601

LINE2S,LINE3S,11, 3202

LINE3S,LINE4S,12, 6404

LINE4S,LINE5S,13, 12808

LINE5S,LINE6S,15, 25616

LINE6S,LINE7S,10, 51232

**

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**    Map nodes of SPHERE from cylindrical coordinates |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**

*NSET,NSET=SPHERE

NCenterS

*NMAP,NSET=SPHERE,TYPE=CYLINDRICAL

0.,12.0,0.,0.,12.0,1.

0.,-1.,0.

1.,1.,1.

**

**---------------------------------------------+

**  Generate elements of the SPHERE.           |

**---------------------------------------------+

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE1S,TYPE=CPE4

1,290,291,1892,1891

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE1S

1,1024,1,1,2,1601,1024

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE2S,TYPE=CPE4

2049,274,276,3478,3476

2585,3492,3494,6696,6694

2569,1314,1316,4518,4516

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE2S

2049,8,2,1,12,3202,528

2585,512,2,1,11,3202,528

2569,8,2,1,12,3202,528

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE3S,TYPE=CPE4

8385,234,238,6642,6638

10099,38698,38702,45106,45102

8659,1330,1334,7738,7734

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE3S

8385,10,4,1,18,6404,284

10099,264,4,1,12,6404,284

8659,10,4,1,18,6404,284

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE4S,TYPE=CPE4

13497,162,170,12978,12970

14946,115506,115514,128322,128314

13648,1370,1378,14186,14178

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE4S

13497,9,8,1,22,12808,160

14946,142,8,1,13,12808,160

13648,9,8,1,22,12808,160

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE5S,TYPE=CPE4

17017,2,18,25634,25618

18127,281938,281954,307570,307554

17107,1442,1458,27074,27058

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE5S

17017,10,16,1,26,25616,100

18127,80,16,1,15,25616,100

17107,10,16,1,26,25616,100

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE6S,TYPE=CPE4

19617,666018,666050,717282,717250

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE6S

19617,50,32,1,10,51232,50

**

**

**+-------------------------------------------+

**    define mesh refinement MPCs for SPHERE. |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+-------------------------------------------+

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE1S & ZONE2S

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,GENERATE

290,290,3202

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ1Z2S,GENERATE

3492,3492,3202

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,GENERATE

1891,1891,3202

**   1       2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,GENERATE

3492,4514,2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ1Z2S,GENERATE

3494,4516,2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,GENERATE

3493,4515,2

**   1       2

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,GENERATE

1314,1314,3202

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ1Z2S,GENERATE

4516,4516,3202

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,GENERATE

2915,2915,3202

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE2S & ZONE3S

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,GENERATE

274,32294,6404

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ2Z3S,GENERATE

6678,38698,6404

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,GENERATE

3476,35496,6404

**   2       3

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,GENERATE

38698,39750,4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ2Z3S,GENERATE

38702,39754,4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,GENERATE

38700,39752,4

**   2       3

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,GENERATE

1330,33350,6404

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ2Z3S,GENERATE

7734,39754,6404

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,GENERATE

4532,36552,6404

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE3S & ZONE4S

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,GENERATE

234,102698,12808

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ3Z4S,GENERATE

13042,115506,12808

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,GENERATE

6638,109102,12808

**   3       4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,GENERATE

115506,116634,8

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ3Z4S,GENERATE

115514,116642,8

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,GENERATE

115510,116638,8

**   3       4

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,GENERATE

1370,103834,12808

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ3Z4S,GENERATE

14178,116642,12808

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,GENERATE

7774,110238,12808

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE4S & ZONE5S

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,GENERATE

162,256322,25616

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ4Z5S,GENERATE

25778,281938,25616

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,GENERATE

12970,269130,25616

**   4       5

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,GENERATE

281938,283202,16

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ4Z5S,GENERATE

281954,283218,16

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,GENERATE

281946,283210,16

**   4       5

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,GENERATE

1442,257602,25616

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ4Z5S,GENERATE

27058,283218,25616

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,GENERATE

14250,270410,25616

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE5S & ZONE6S

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ5Z6S,GENERATE

666018,667586,32

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ5Z6S,GENERATE

666050,667618,32

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ5Z6S,GENERATE

666034,667602,32

**

*MPC

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,NSET1LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,NSET1LnrMPCbZ1Z2S

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,NSET2LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,NSET2LnrMPCbZ1Z2S

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ1Z2S,NSET3LnrMPCaZ1Z2S,NSET3LnrMPCbZ1Z2S

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,NSET1LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,NSET1LnrMPCbZ2Z3S

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,NSET2LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,NSET2LnrMPCbZ2Z3S

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ2Z3S,NSET3LnrMPCaZ2Z3S,NSET3LnrMPCbZ2Z3S

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,NSET1LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,NSET1LnrMPCbZ3Z4S

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,NSET2LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,NSET2LnrMPCbZ3Z4S

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ3Z4S,NSET3LnrMPCaZ3Z4S,NSET3LnrMPCbZ3Z4S

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,NSET1LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,NSET1LnrMPCbZ4Z5S

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,NSET2LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,NSET2LnrMPCbZ4Z5S

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ4Z5S,NSET3LnrMPCaZ4Z5S,NSET3LnrMPCbZ4Z5S

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ5Z6S,NSET1LnrMPCaZ5Z6S,NSET1LnrMPCbZ5Z6S

**

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** CONTACT SURFACE DEFINITIONS OF THE SPHERE                                |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

**

*ELSET,ELSET=ESurfSphere,GENERATE

1,1024,1

2049,2056,1

8385,8394,1

13497,13505,1

17017,17026,1

2569,2576,1

8659,8668,1

13648,13656,1

17107,17116,1

**

*SURFACE,NAME=SurfSphere,TYPE=ELEMENT

ESurfSphere,S1

**

**+--------------------------------------------+

**    define MATERIAL properties of the SPHERE |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+--------------------------------------------+

**

*MATERIAL,NAME=SPHERE

*ELASTIC,TYPE=ISOTROPIC

310000.0,0.27

*DENSITY

3900.0

**

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone1S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone2S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone3S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone4S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone5S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone6S,MATERIAL=SPHERE

1.0

*RIGID BODY, REF NODE=NCenterS,POSITION=INPUT,ELSET=Zone6S,DENSITY=2700.

**

**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~########################################~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~# ABAQUS INPUT COMMANDS FOR THE PLATE  #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~########################################~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**

**--------------------------------------+

**  DEFINE SEED NODES FOR THE PLATE     |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------+

**

**

*NODE,NSET=LINE1P

1181539, -8.0, 0.0

1181859, -6.0, 0.0

1182019, -3.0, 0.0

1182091, -1.5, 0.0

1182131, -0.75, 0.0

1182147, -0.512, 0.0

1183171,  0.512, 0.0

1183187,  0.75, 0.0

1183227,  1.5, 0.0

1183299,  3.0, 0.0

1183459,  6.0, 0.0

1183779,  8.0, 0.0

**

**----------------------------------------+

**  GENERATE NODES OF LINE1P OF THE PLATE |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**----------------------------------------+

**

*NGEN,NSET=LINE1P

1181539, 1181859,1

1181859, 1182019,1

1182019, 1182091,1

1182091, 1182131,1

1182131, 1182147,1

**

1182147, 1183171,1

1183171, 1183187,1

**

1183187, 1183227,1

1183227, 1183299,1

1183299, 1183459,1

1183459, 1183779,1

**

**---------------------------------------------------------------------+

**  GENERATE LINE2P,LINE3P & LINE4P USING *NCOPY COMMAND FOR THE PLATE |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**---------------------------------------------------------------------+

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE2P,CHANGE NUMBER=4482

0.,-0.002,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE3P,CHANGE NUMBER=53784

0.,-0.03,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE4P,CHANGE NUMBER=161352

0.,-0.12,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE5P,CHANGE NUMBER=394416

0.,-0.48,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE6P,CHANGE NUMBER=788832

0.,-1.92,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

*NCOPY,SHIFT,OLD SET=LINE1P,NEW SET=LINE7P,CHANGE NUMBER=1075680

0.,-7.68,0.

0.,0.,0.,0.,0.,1.,0.

**

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**    NFILL the nodes of the PLATE.                    |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**

*NFILL,NSET=PLATE

LINE1P,LINE2P,   2, 2241

LINE2P,LINE3P,11, 4482

LINE3P,LINE4P,12, 8964

LINE4P,LINE5P,13, 17928

LINE5P,LINE6P,11, 35856

LINE6P,LINE7P,4, 71712

**

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**    Map nodes of PLATE from RECTANGULAR coordinates  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+----------------------------------------------------+

**

*NMAP,NSET=PLATE,TYPE=RECTANGULAR

0.,0.,0.,-1.,0.,0.

1.,1.,0.

1.,1.,1.

**-----------------------------------------------+

**  GENERATE ELEMENTS OF MESH ZONES OF THE PLATE |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**-----------------------------------------------+

** Elements of Zone1P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE1P,TYPE=CPE4

20117,1182147,1182148,1184389,1184388

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE1P

20117,1024,1,1,2,2241,1024

**

** Elements of Zone2P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE2P,TYPE=CPE4

22165,1182131,1182133,1186615,1186613

22701,1186629,1186631,1191113,1191111

22685,1183171,1183173,1187655,1187653

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE2P

22165,8,2,1,12,4482,528

22701,512,2,1,11,4482,528

22685,8,2,1,12,4482,528

**

** Elements of Zone3P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE3P,TYPE=CPE4

28501,1182091,1182095,1191059,1191055

30215,1235915,1235919,1244883,1244879

28775,1183187,1183191,1192155,1192151

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE3P

28501,10,4,1,18,8964,284

30215,264,4,1,12,8964,284

28775,10,4,1,18,8964,284

**

** Elements of Zone4P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE4P,TYPE=CPE4

33613,1182019,1182027,1199955,1199947

35062,1343443,1343451,1361379,1361371

33764,1183227,1183235,1201163,1201155

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE4P

33613,9,8,1,22,17928,160

35062,142,8,1,13,17928,160

33764,9,8,1,22,17928,160

**

** Elements of Zone5P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE5P,TYPE=CPE4

37133,1181859,1181875,1217731,1217715

38243,1576435,1576451,1612307,1612291

37223,1183299,1183315,1219171,1219155

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE5P

37133,10,16,1,22,35856,100

38243,80,16,1,11,35856,100

37223,10,16,1,22,35856,100

**

** Elements of Zone6P

**

*ELEMENT,ELSET=ZONE6P,TYPE=CPE4

39333,1181539,1181571,1253283,1253251

40113,1970691,1970723,2042435,2042403

39393,1183459,1183491,1255203,1255171

*ELGEN,ELSET=ZONE6P

39333,10,32,1,15,71712,70

40113,50,32,1,4,71712,70

39393,10,32,1,15,71712,70

**

**+-------------------------------------------------------------+

**    Define nodeset for data output along the symmetry axis Y  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+-------------------------------------------------------------+

**

*NSET,NSET=SYMMETRY,GENERATE

1182659 ,1187141 , 2241

1187141 ,1236443 , 4482

1236443 ,1344011 , 8964

1344011 ,1577075 , 17928

1577075 ,1971491, 35856

1971491,2258339, 71712

**

**+-------------------------------------------------------------+

**    Mesh refinement MPCs for the PLATE mesh zones.            |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+-------------------------------------------------------------+

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE1P & ZONE2P

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1182147,1182147,4482

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1186629,1186629,4482

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1184388,1184388,4482

**   1       2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1186629,1187651,2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1186631,1187653,2

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1186630,1187652,2

**   1       2

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1183171,1183171,4482

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1187653,1187653,4482

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,GENERATE

1185412,1185412,4482

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE2P & ZONE3P

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1182131,1226951,8964

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1191095,1235915,8964

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1186613,1231433,8964

**   2       3

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1235915,1236967,4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1235919,1236971,4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1235917,1236969,4

**   2       3

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1183187,1228007,8964

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1192151,1236971,8964

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,GENERATE

1187669,1232489,8964

**

**  node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE3P & ZONE4P

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1182091,1325515,17928

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1200019,1343443,17928

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1191055,1334479,17928

**   3       4

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1343443,1344571,8

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1343451,1344579,8

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1343447,1344575,8

**   3       4

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1183227,1326651,17928

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1201155,1344579,17928

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,GENERATE

1192191,1335615,17928

**

** node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE4P & ZONE5P

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1182019,1540579,35856

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1217875,1576435,35856

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1199947,1558507,35856

**   4       5

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1576435,1577699,16

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1576451,1577715,16

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1576443,1577707,16

**   4       5

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1183299,1541859,35856

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1219155,1577715,35856

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,GENERATE

1201227,1559787,35856

****

** node sets for LINEAR TIE between ZONE5P & ZONE6P

**

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1181859,1898979,71712

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCbZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1253571,1970691,71712

*NSET,NSET=NSET1LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1217715,1934835,71712

**   5       6

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1970691,1972259,32

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCbZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1970723,1972291,32

*NSET,NSET=NSET2LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1970707,1972275,32

**   5       6

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1183459,1900579,71712

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCbZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1255171,1972291,71712

*NSET,NSET=NSET3LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,GENERATE

1219315,1936435,71712

**

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** "LINEAR" type MPCs for mesh transitons between mesh zones of the plate   |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

*MPC

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,NSET1LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,NSET1LnrMPCbZ1Z2P

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,NSET2LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,NSET2LnrMPCbZ1Z2P

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ1Z2P,NSET3LnrMPCaZ1Z2P,NSET3LnrMPCbZ1Z2P

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,NSET1LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,NSET1LnrMPCbZ2Z3P

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,NSET2LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,NSET2LnrMPCbZ2Z3P

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ2Z3P,NSET3LnrMPCaZ2Z3P,NSET3LnrMPCbZ2Z3P

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,NSET1LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,NSET1LnrMPCbZ3Z4P

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,NSET2LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,NSET2LnrMPCbZ3Z4P

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ3Z4P,NSET3LnrMPCaZ3Z4P,NSET3LnrMPCbZ3Z4P

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,NSET1LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,NSET1LnrMPCbZ4Z5P

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,NSET2LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,NSET2LnrMPCbZ4Z5P

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ4Z5P,NSET3LnrMPCaZ4Z5P,NSET3LnrMPCbZ4Z5P

**

LINEAR,NSET1LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,NSET1LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,NSET1LnrMPCbZ5Z6P

LINEAR,NSET2LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,NSET2LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,NSET2LnrMPCbZ5Z6P

LINEAR,NSET3LnrMPCpZ5Z6P,NSET3LnrMPCaZ5Z6P,NSET3LnrMPCbZ5Z6P

**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** GENERATE NODE SET FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LOAD TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SPHERE.|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

*NSET,NSET=LFTEDGE_S,GENERATE

2, 640402,25616

*NSET,NSET=RGTEDGE_S,GENERATE

1602, 642002,25616

*EQUATION

2

LFTEDGE_S,1,1.0,NCenterS,1,-1.0

2

RGTEDGE_S,1,1.0,NCenterS,1,-1.0

**

2

LFTEDGE_S,2,1.0,NCenterS,2,-1.0

2

RGTEDGE_S,2,1.0,NCenterS,2,-1.0

**-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** GENERATE NODE & ELEMENT SETS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE LOAD & BC's ON THE PLATE. |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** CREATE NODE_SET LEFT EDGE

*NSET,NSET=LFTEDGE_P,GENERATE

1183779, 2187747,71712

*NSET,NSET=RGTEDGE_P,GENERATE

1253251, 2185507,71712

**

** USE *EQUATION TO APPLY BULK TENSION TO THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE PLATE.

*EQUATION

2

RGTEDGE_P,1,1.0,1181539,1,-1.0

**

*NSET,NSET=NRgtMasterP

1181539

**

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

** CONTACT SURFACE DEFINITIONS OF THE PLATE                                 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**--------------------------------------------------------------------------+

*ELSET,ELSET=ESurfPlate,GENERATE

20117,21140,1

22165,22172,1

28501,28510,1

33613,33621,1

37133,37142,1

39333,39342,1

**

22685,22692,1

28775,28784,1

33764,33772,1

37223,37232,1

39393,39402,1

**

*SURFACE,NAME=SurfPlate,TYPE=ELEMENT

ESurfPlate,S1

**Fayza

**

*ELSET,ELSET=ESurfBulk,GENERATE

39333,40313,70

*SURFACE,NAME=ESurfBulk,TYPE=ELEMENT

ESurfBulk,S4

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**    define MATERIAL properties of the PLATE substrate  |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+------------------------------------------------------+

***MATERIAL,NAME=PLATE

***ELASTIC,TYPE=ISOTROPIC

**210000.0,0.3

***DENSITY

**7800.0

*MATERIAL,NAME=PLATE

*Density

7800.0

*Elastic

210000.0,0.3

***DEFORMATION PLASTICITY

**206.8e3,0.3,170.,4.76,7.42,0

**

***PLASTIC,HARDENING=JOHNSON COOK

**382.0499392,2441.447443,0.655129073,1,0

**    

*PLASTIC

422.66349, 0.00000

430.81336, 0.00100

438.80393, 0.00200

446.64406, 0.00300

454.34181, 0.00400

461.90454, 0.00500

469.33900, 0.00600

476.65141, 0.00700

483.84749, 0.00800

490.93254, 0.00900

497.91146, 0.01000

504.78881, 0.01100

511.56883, 0.01200

518.25547, 0.01300

524.85243, 0.01400

531.36316, 0.01500

537.79090, 0.01600

544.13871, 0.01700

550.40943, 0.01800

556.60577, 0.01900

562.73028, 0.02000

568.78534, 0.02100

574.77324, 0.02200

580.69613, 0.02300

586.55605, 0.02400

592.35492, 0.02500

598.09459, 0.02600

603.77680, 0.02700

609.40323, 0.02800

614.97544, 0.02900

620.49497, 0.03000

625.96324, 0.03100

631.38164, 0.03200

636.75149, 0.03300

642.07404, 0.03400

647.35051, 0.03500

652.58205, 0.03600

657.76977, 0.03700

662.91473, 0.03800

668.01797, 0.03900

673.08046, 0.04000

678.10314, 0.04100

683.08694, 0.04200

688.03271, 0.04300

692.94130, 0.04400

697.81354, 0.04500

702.65019, 0.04600

707.45201, 0.04700

712.21974, 0.04800

716.95408, 0.04900

721.65571, 0.05000

726.32528, 0.05100

730.96344, 0.05200

735.57079, 0.05300

740.14794, 0.05400

744.69546, 0.05500

749.21390, 0.05600

753.70382, 0.05700

758.16573, 0.05800

762.60014, 0.05900

767.00756, 0.06000

771.38845, 0.06100

775.74328, 0.06200

780.07250, 0.06300

784.37656, 0.06400

788.65588, 0.06500

792.91087, 0.06600

797.14194, 0.06700



*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone1P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone2P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone3P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone4P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone5P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

*SOLID SECTION,ELSET=Zone6P,MATERIAL=PLATE

1.0

**

**-----------------------+

** AMPLITUDE DEFINITIONS |

**-----------------------+

**

*Amplitude, name=LoadRamp

0., 0., 1.0,1.

**

*Amplitude, name=BattmRamp

0.00  , 0.00  ,0.25  , 1.00  ,0.50  , 0.00  

**

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**    define SURFACE CONTACT properties.                 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+------------------------------------------------------+

*CONTACT PAIR, INTERACTION=Steel-Steel, FINITE SLIDING

SurfPlate,SurfSphere

**

**

*SURFACE INTERACTION,NAME=Steel-Steel

*FRICTION

**, SLIP TOLERANCE=.005

0.6,

*SURFACE BEHAVIOR, PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=EXPONENTIAL

1e-005,721.5

**

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**    define BOUNDARY conditions       .                 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+------------------------------------------------------+

*BOUNDARY,TYPE=DISPLACEMENT

Line7P   ,2,2

LFTEDGE_P,2,2

**

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**    STEP1: APPLY NORMAL LOAD                           |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**

*STEP,NAME=APPLY-NORMAL,NLGEOM=NO

*STATIC

**, DIRECT

**,STABILIZE=0.0002

0.25,1.

*BOUNDARY,TYPE=DISPLACEMENT

**Line7P,2,2

NCenterS,1,1

**

*CLOAD

NCenterS,2,-571.5

**

** INTERACTIONS

**

** Contact Controls for Interaction: CylinderPlaneContact

*CONTACT CONTROLS,SLAVE=SURFPLATE,MASTER=SURFSPHERE, AUTOMATICTOLERANCES, STABILIZE=1.

**

**

** OUTPUT REQUESTS FOR STEP1

**

*OUTPUT,HISTORY,FREQUENCY=99

*CONTACT OUTPUT,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere

CPRESS,CSHEAR1

*CONTACT FILE,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere,FREQUENCY=1

CAREA

*CONTACT PRINT,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

**CPRESS,CSHEAR1,CDISP

CAREA

*NODE PRINT, NSET=LINE1P,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

**COORD

*NODE PRINT, NSET= NCenterS,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

RF,CF,U

*OUTPUT,FIELD,FREQUENCY=10,VARIABLE=PRESELECT

*END STEP

**

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**    STEP2: APPLY TANGENTIAL LOAD TO THE LEFT           |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#

**+------------------------------------------------------+

**

*STEP, NAME=APPPLY Q,NLGEOM=NO

APPLY TANGENTIAL LOAD.

*STATIC

**,Direct

**,STABILIZE=0.0002

0.1,1.

*BOUNDARY,OP=NEW,TYPE=DISP

Line7P,2,2

LFTEDGE_P,1,1



NCenterS,1,1

***BOUNDARY,OP=NEW,TYPE=DISP, AMPLITUDE=BattmRamp

**Line7P       ,1,1,0.02

**LFTEDGE_P    ,1,1,0.02

**1181539,1,1,0.02

**

*BOUNDARY,OP=NEW,TYPE=DISP

Line7P,2,2

LFTEDGE_P,1,1

**

*CLOAD,OP=MOD, AMPLITUDE=BattmRamp

NCenterS     ,1,-171.45

*DLOAD, AMPLITUDE=BattmRamp

ESurfBulk,P4,-431.6087917

**

**

** INTERACTIONS

**

** Contact Controls for Interaction: CylinderPlaneContact

*CONTACT CONTROLS,SLAVE=SURFPLATE,MASTER=SURFSPHERE, AUTOMATICTOLERANCES, STABILIZE=1.

**

** OUTPUT REQUESTS FOR STEP2

**

*OUTPUT,HISTORY,FREQUENCY=1

*CONTACT OUTPUT,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere

**CPRESS,CSHEAR1

*NODE OUTPUT, NSET= NCenterS

RF,CF,U

*NODE OUTPUT, NSET= NRgtMasterP

U

*CONTACT FILE,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere,FREQUENCY=1

CAREA

**CDISP

*CONTACT PRINT,SLAVE=SurfPlate,MASTER=SurfSphere,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

**CPRESS,CSHEAR1,CDISP

CAREA

*NODE PRINT, NSET=LINE1P,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

COORD

*NODE PRINT, NSET= NCenterS,TOTALS=NO,SUMMARY=YES,FREQUENCY=99

RF,CF,U

*NODE PRINT, NSET= NRgtMasterP

U

*OUTPUT,FIELD,VARIABLE=PRESELECT,FREQUENCY=1

*END STEP

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 09:00 Permalink

Hi,

I had a brief look at your input file. I found few things to mention. You might already know or missed somehow.

- You can't use finite sliding option in Contact Pair. Were you able to successfully run the job with it?

- no contact pair definition was there. I think you missed to define master and slave surface names in the contact pair option.

- you have used contact stabilization option along with model stabilization which is never recommended. Its bit tricky to use them as one has to compare contact damping stresses with contact normal and tangential stresses to check whether contact damping stresses are not high enough. Similarly if you use stabilize option in the step definition then static dissipation of the model has to be compared with the total strain energy of the system to avoid over damped system (which would lead to spurious results). Just a tip! In my experience, one has to do fine tunning of this parameter by making a few runs to come up to a reasonable value of stabilize parameter.

-There is a section in ABAQUS analysis manual which discusses common difficulties associated with contact/interaction models. Please have a look. About fluctuating shear stresses, It states the following 

- By default, tangential contact constraints are applied as soon as contact is established. In most cases, this will yield satisfactory results and reasonable convergence. However, experience has shown that applying the normal constraint in the increment when contact is established and applying the tangential constraints in the subsequent increment can sometimes lead to improved convergence, particularly if frictional stresses have a strong effect on contact stresses.

In such cases you can change the default behavior to delay friction to the increments subsequent to the increment in which a contact point closes. This is not recommended if the contact zone changes rapidly as the analysis progresses; in that case, the absence of friction immediately after closure can lead to rapid, nonphysical oscillations in the frictional forces. This setting applies for all kinds of friction, including rough friction; but it has no effect on user subroutine FRIC, which is called whenever contact occurs at the end of an increment. You can restore the default behavior as needed.

At this moment and the brief look I had, I only came up with the above mentioned points. I will try to look in detail during the weekend and come back meanwhile you can try above mentioned things. May be they will resolve your problem.

All the best.

 

Fri, 04/11/2008 - 14:15 Permalink