G3051

G3051 WARNING: G3051 MODIFYING POSITION OF SLAVE GRID id ON CONTACT ELEMENT id
Cause: For slide line elements:
  • A grid point referenced on a slave slide line was initially positioned slightly below the master line contact boundary.
  • The grid point was automatically repositioned to the master line contact boundary.
For contact surface elements:
  • A grid point referenced on a slave contact surface was initially positioned slightly below the master surface contact boundary.
  • The grid point was automatically repositioned to the master surface contact boundary.
Action: No action is required normally. The slave node of a surface contact element is sometimes generated below the master contact boundary by the pre-processor. This is more of a problem for curved surfaces especially when the mesh is coarse. While the actual amount of penetration is usually within the geometric tolerance of the pre-processor, the resulting stresses would be significant if the grid point was not repositioned.
Remarks: None.