Contact in vibration analysis

Arul
Arul Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Is it possible to define the contact ( surface to surface , single  surface contact) between components  in vibration analysis ( Modal , FRF) in optistruct?

Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited February 2017

    Hi Arul,

     

    Since contacts are non-linear and FRF is a linear solution, the contacts created will behave linearly

  • Arul
    Arul Altair Community Member
    edited March 2017

    Thanks