We want to keep up with MOOSE's changes on the mechanical action. Nodal area is proposed to be outputted as a single auxiliary variable. That is, the variable name is always nodal_area and not nodal_area_suffix. Latest changes also allow to define multiple contact pairs and generate meaningful contact pressure output (see https://github.com/idaholab/moose/pull/22886).
Design
No design change, just updates to cmp and Exodus files.
Impact
Ensure consistency with changes to mechanical contact action.
Reason
We want to keep up with MOOSE's changes on the mechanical action. Nodal area is proposed to be outputted as a single auxiliary variable. That is, the variable name is always nodal_area and not nodal_area_suffix. Latest changes also allow to define multiple contact pairs and generate meaningful contact pressure output (see https://github.com/idaholab/moose/pull/22886).
Design
No design change, just updates to cmp and Exodus files.
Impact
Ensure consistency with changes to mechanical contact action.