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*CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA
Define contact initialization methods for general contact.

This option is used to define contact initialization methods for Abaqus/Standard. The contact initialization method is applied to a contact interaction using the *CONTACT INITIALIZATION ASSIGNMENT option.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

Abaqus/CAE: Interaction module

References:

Required parameter:

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to this contact initialization method.

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters: 

INITIAL CLEARANCE

Set this parameter equal to a positive value to specify an initial clearance distance.

INTERFERENCE FIT

Include this parameter without setting it to a value to treat initial overclosures as interference fits.

Set this parameter equal to a positive value to specify an interference distance.

If this parameter is omitted, initial overclosures are resolved with strain-free adjustments.

Optional parameters:

MINIMUM DISTANCE

Set MINIMUM DISTANCE=YES (default) to automatically activate localized contact damping when nearby surfaces are touching at only a single point.

Set MINIMUM DISTANCE=NO to forgo this automatic localized damping.

SEARCH ABOVE

Set this parameter equal to a positive value to ensure that the search zone for contact initialization includes gaps at least as large as the specified value.

SEARCH BELOW

Set this parameter equal to a positive value to ensure that the search zone for contact initialization includes overclosures at least as large as the specified value.

There are no data lines associated with this option.