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Problem Specification 1. Start-up and preliminary set-up 2. Specify element type and constants 3. Specify material properties 4. Specify geometry 5. Mesh geometry 6. Specify boundary conditions

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Solve|ANSYS - Disks in Point Contact - Step 7]
8. Postprocess the results
9. Validate the results

Step 2: Specify element type and constants

We will use SOLID92 elements to mesh the upper and lower disks. This is a 3D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid element.

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Close the Element Types menu.

Main Menu > Preprocessor> Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add

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Click Cancel and then Close the Real Constants menu.

Toolbar > SAVE_DB

Go to Step 3: Specify material properties