This option is used to define initial contact clearances between contact surfaces and to control how initial contact overclosures are resolved in the general contact algorithm.
Product: Abaqus/Explicit
Type: Model or history data
Level: Model, Step
First line:
The name of the first (single-sided) surface.
The name of the second (single-sided) surface.
The name of the model data *CONTACT CLEARANCE definition to be used.
Optional data item when a *CONTACT CLEARANCE definition specified with ADJUST=YES is referenced:
Blank, the “word” MASTER, or the “word” SLAVE to indicate how the surfaces will be treated while adjusting the surface nodes to resolve contact clearance violations. A blank entry indicates that the interaction will be treated as balanced master-slave. A setting of MASTER or SLAVE specifies the behavior of the first surface in a pure master-slave interaction.
Repeat this data line as often as necessary. If the contact clearance assignments overlap, the last assignment applies in the overlap region.