13.3 User-defined interaction between contact surfaces

Product: Abaqus/Explicit

Benefits: A new subroutine allows the user to customize the mechanical and thermal interaction between contact surfaces.

Description: User subroutine VUINTERACTION is used to specify stresses and heat fluxes between contacting surfaces in an Abaqus/Explicit contact analysis with general contact.

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

“User-defined interfacial constitutive behavior,” Section 32.1.6

Abaqus Keywords Reference Manual

*SURFACE INTERACTION

Abaqus User Subroutines Reference Manual

“VUINTERACTION,” Section 1.2.14