Contact between two plates with gap

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

hello everyone,

 

I have 2 plates which are having fairly large gap between them. When I apply load to one plate it deforms and touches the other plate and slides over it.

 

My problem is defining contacts between these plates.

 

Is it correct to define interface between two plates (sliding or friction) as it is (Without doing anything special)?

 

                                                                 OR

 

Do I use gap elements or Define interface with value of 'clearance' as actual  gap?

 

Regards,

Bharat

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited January 2016

    Hi Bharat,

     

    I think having slide contact will be a closer to practicality instead of using gap elements.

  • hiranwale_bharat
    hiranwale_bharat Altair Community Member
    edited January 2016

    Ok Prakash,

     

    Thank you for the reply

     

    Regards,

    Bharat

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