ACT Change contact type between load steps

Price 33$

The ACT used to change current contact type of the contact to other contact type in specified load step.

Contact type supported: Bonded, No Seperation, Frictionless, Frictional.

contact supported

Demo problem

Current contact settings between two bodies

contact settings

Boundary conditions: 

  • Fixed at left face
  • Displacement at right face: UY = 10mm

boundary conditions

Change contact type from Bonded to Frictionless at load step 2:

change contact type

Results: Total deformation 

total deformation end ls1Total Deformation at end of Load Step 1

total deformation ls2

Total Deformation at end of Load step 2

Contact Status

contact status

Contact status code (Ansys help: help/wb_sim/ds_Contact_Results.html):

contact status code