EDEM API - Contact Model Example: JKR Cohesion

Stephen Cole

Overview

Here you will find the UDL source code for an example of the cohesion contact model proposed by Johnson, Kendall and Roberts.  

HertzMindlinwithJKR_v_3_9.zip

This model has been updated to API 3.9 (EDEM 2025) by @Renan

For information about compiling EDEM API Models please see:

https://community.altair.com/csm?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0037690

or the EDEM Help:

https://help.altair.com/edem/topics/programming_guide/introducing_the_programming_guide_c.htm

More EDEM and EDEM API Tutorials can be found here:

https://community.altair.com/community?id=community_blog&sys_id=5e7dc459979de950e3b0361e6253afae

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAbvgzrGP8Y