Structural Mechanics
Manual tuning of the Contact Pair condition.
Solution Number: 1171 Applies to: Structural Mechanics Module Versions: All versionsIn COMSOL 4.3b, the contact pair conditions were changed to improve manual tuning of the augmented Lagrangian contact formulation. In the augmented Lagrangian method, the penalty factor controls how “hard” the ...
Structural Contact Modeling Guidelines
Solution Number: 1102 Applies to: MEMS Module, Structural Mechanics Module Versions: All versionsThis article contains guidance for solving models that include structural contact, and the procedures that should be followed to achieve a converged solution. Background Structural contact modeling is a highly non ...