13.10 Sensor definition enhancements

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  

Benefits: History contact output can now be used with contact variables to define sensors in your analysis.

Description: Several of the whole surface contact variables can now be used to define sensors in your analysis. The magnitude of total force due to contact pressure (CFNM) and the center of the total force due to contact (XN) can be used to define sensors for contact history.

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Guide

Abaqus Keywords Reference Guide