PSURF

Bulk Data Entry Defines properties of a contact surface.

Format

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PSURF PID EDGECRIT              

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
PID Property identification number.

No default (Integer > 0)

  
EDGECRIT
Real
Activate edges on the surface that have feature angle greater than or equal to the specified value. Feature angle is the angle between the normal vectors of the two surfaces connected by an edge.
ALL
Indicates that all edges on the surface will be considered.

Default = 45.0 (ALL, or 0.0 ≤ Real ≤ 180.0)

  

Comments

  1. This property can be referenced on the CONTACT Bulk Data Entry.
  2. PSURF is only supported for Explicit Dynamic Analysis (NLEXPL).