Tie constraint fails in a shell model with *Cload applied to the slave nodes

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Tie constraint fails in a shell model with *Cload applied to the slave nodes #34

Open FEA-eng opened 1 year ago

FEA-eng commented 1 year ago

In a simple shell model with two plates, one on top of the other, tie constraint fails when Cload is applied to its slave nodes (first picture) but works properly when Dload is applied to its slave surface (second picture).

Cload

Dload

Input files: Dropbox - Tie Cload and Dload - Simplify your life

Forum thread: https://calculix.discourse.group/t/tied-constraint-fails-if-a-forces-are-prescribed-to-slave-nodes/1660