Physics Setup

We will demonstrate how to check material selections for the sphere and the rigid plate in our problem.

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In the following video we will demonstrate how to set up the contact interface using Frictionless Contacts.

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Next, we will demonstrate how to modify Analysis Settings in ANSYS to introduce substeps to our solution method.

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Finally, the next video shows how to apply boundary conditions, i.e. a point load at the top of the sphere and displacement constraints at the contact interface and along the axis of symmetry.

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