Contact Debonding

Contact Debonding

Defines contact regions along a contact interface that will separate.

Object Properties

Tree Dependencies

Insertion Methods

Right-click Options

Additional Related Information

Object Properties

The Details Pane properties for this object include the following.

Category

Properties/Options/Descriptions

Definition

Type - Read-only field that describes the object - Contact Debonding.

Method - Read-only field that describes the formulation used to introduce the fracture mechanism - Cohesive Zone Material (CZM) model.

Material - Fly-out menu for Material selection or specification. Materials are specified in Engineering Data.

Suppressed - Includes or excludes the object in the analysis.

Scope

Contact Region - Specify the Contact Region of the contact interface that is associated with the Contact Debonding object. The properties for the contact elements require that the contact Type be Bonded or No Separation contact and that the Formulation is specified as the Augmented Lagrange method or the Pure Penalty method.

Tree Dependencies

Valid Parent Tree Object: Fracture.
Valid Child Tree Object: Commands

Insertion Methods

Use any of the following methods after highlighting Fracture object:

Click the Contact Debonding option on the Fracture Context Tab.
Right-click the Fracture object, Interface Delamination object, or Contact Debonding object and select Insert > Contact Debonding.

Right-click Options

In addition to common right-click options, relevant right-click options for this object include:

Insert >
Suppress

API Reference

See the Contact Debonding section of the ACT API Reference Guide for specific scripting information.

Additional Related Information