*HEADING : SIMPLE CONTACT, TUBE-TUBE INTERFACE WITH EXTERNAL CONTACT [ITT31] *NODE 1,0.,0. 5,10.,0. 11,0.,0.45 13,4.,0.45 *NGEN,NSET=OUTER_NODES 1,5 *NGEN,NSET=INNER_NODES 11,13 *ELEMENT,TYPE=B31 1,1,2 11,11,12 *ELGEN,ELSET=OUTER_ELEMENTS 1,4 *ELGEN,ELSET=INNER_ELEMENTS 11,2 *BEAM SECTION,SECT=PIPE,ELSET=OUTER_ELEMENTS,MATERIAL=STEEL .25,.05 *BEAM SECTION,SECT=PIPE,ELSET=INNER_ELEMENTS,MATERIAL=STEEL .18,.03 *ELSET,ELSET=BEAMS INNER_ELEMENTS,OUTER_ELEMENTS *MATERIAL,NAME=STEEL *ELASTIC 30E6,.3 *ELEMENT,TYPE=ITT31,ELSET=INTERFACE_ELEMENTS 21,12 22,13 *INTERFACE,ELSET=INTERFACE_ELEMENTS -.43, *SLIDE LINE,ELSET=INTERFACE_ELEMENTS,TYPE=LINEAR 1,2,3,4,5 *BOUNDARY 1,1,6 11,1,6 ** *STEP,NLGEOM,INC=20 Step 1 - MOVE NODE 5 IN +Y DIRECTION *STATIC 0.5,1. *CONTROLS,PARAMETERS=FIELD 1.0E-6, *BOUNDARY 5,2,2,2.0 *PRINT,CONTACT=YES *EL PRINT S, E, *NODE PRINT U, RF, *EL FILE,FREQ=5 S, E, *NODE FILE,FREQ=5 U, RF, *END STEP ** *STEP,NLGEOM,INC=20 Step 2 - MOVE NODE 5 IN +Z DIRECTION *STATIC,RIKS .07,1.,,,1.0 *BOUNDARY 5,3,3,2.0 *PRINT,CONTACT=YES *MONITOR,NODE=5,DOF=3 *END STEP