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Elements With Contact Properties

The elements in Table 3.4 should be assigned contact properties defined thus:

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] real1 ...real7 where:

• real1 = thickness, or angle
• real2 = clearance at zero pressure
• real3 = pressure at zero clearance
• real4 = friction coefficient
• real5 = stiffness in stick
• real6 = equivalent shear stress limit
• real7 = real for the 'SMOOTH' parameter in Rigid Surfaces or Slide Lines

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] ORIENT real1 real2 real3 where:

• real1 = cos(x)
• real2 = cos(y)
• real3 = cos(z)

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] OFFSET real1 ...real6 where:

• real1 = x-coordinate for point a
• real2 = y-coordinate for point a
• real3 = z-coordinate for point a
• real4 = x-coordinate for point b
• real5 = y-coordinate for point b
• real6 = z-coordinate for point b