INTERFACE ELEMENT

[Mohmmed Gorafi]

Dear friend

What is the type of element which can model the effect of interface between two segments.

The major parameters in this element are the normal stiffness and shear stiffness.

I try gasket element but it doesn't include the shear stiffness.

Does Contact element apple to model it?

If yes please explain..............

Thanks

 

Sincerely

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MOHAMMAD ABDULLA AL GORAFI

[Rod Scholl]

Yes the contact element are what you need.  For example, on side would be CONTA170 and it would pair with CONTA174.

Stiffness is set with FKN and FKT real constants.

 

Please put your affliation in your posts, such as Unviersity of such and such, or Company XYZ.

 

Thanks,

 

Rod

 

Rod Scholl
Specialist Engineer, Analysis
Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies
612-605-6894 
602-218-5391 (AZ Toll Free)
Rod.S...@padtinc.com
http://www.padtinc.com

 

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From: XAN...@googlegroups.com [mailto:XAN...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mohmmed Gorafi
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:30 PM
To: XAN...@googlegroups.com
Subject: INTERFACE ELEMENT

[ABU HASHEM]

dear sir

first of all
I really appreciate your help. Thank you
I am PhD student at UNIVIRSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA
could I ask you question? If you don't mind?
thanks for advance

On Jan 2, 9:51 pm, "Rod Scholl" <rod.s...@padtinc.com> wrote:
> Yes the contact element are what you need. For example, on side would
> be CONTA170 and it would pair with CONTA174.
> Stiffness is set with FKN and FKT real constants.
>
> Please put your affliation in your posts, such as Unviersity of such and
> such, or Company XYZ.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rod
>
> Rod Scholl
> Specialist Engineer, Analysis
> Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies612-605-6894 602-218-5391(AZ Toll Free)

> Rod.Scholl@padtinc.comhttp://www.padtinc.com<http://www.padtinc.com/>

[Rod Scholl]

Yes, no problem.

There is a forum www.xansys.org with 3000 members... this one pretty
much has just me. I grabbed the google name so that it wasn't misused.
Although I can help you here, you might have better luck asking your
questino in the large forum xansys.org with the many members.

Either way is okay.

Rod

Rod Scholl
Specialist Engineer, Analysis

Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies
612-605-6894
602-218-5391 (AZ Toll Free)
Rod.S...@padtinc.com
http://www.padtinc.com