This option is used to define contact initialization methods for Abaqus/Standard. The contact initialization method is applied to a contact interaction using the *CONTACT INITIALIZATION ASSIGNMENT option.
Product: Abaqus/Standard
Type: Model data
Level: Model
Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to this contact initialization method.
Include this parameter to treat initial overclosures as interference fits. If this parameter is omitted, initial overclosures will be resolved with strain-free adjustments.
Set MINIMUM DISTANCE=YES (default) to automatically activate localized contact damping when nearby surfaces are touching at only a single point.
Set MINIMUM DISTANCE=NO to forgo this automatic localized damping.
Set this parameter equal to a positive value to specify the maximum size of initial gaps between surfaces that are closed using strain-free adjustments. This parameter cannot be used with the INTERFERENCE FIT parameter.
Set this parameter equal to a positive value to specify a maximum overclosure tolerance; initial overclosures smaller than this tolerance are repositioned using strain-free adjustments or interference fits.