Abaqus FEA - Contact Mechanics of Rigid Cylinder to Elastic Surface

[@yasmeenabdelkareem477]

What to do differently if the plate is rigid and the cylinder isn't?

[@Ahn.Eng.]

Well,..I think you can do this way..
(1) you can assign "constraints/rigidy body" option for the plate instead of cylinder.
(2) or when selecting part type at the beginning, just select "Analytical rigid" instead of usual "Deformable" for the plate.
I hope this's helpful for you ~

[@imandolesi]

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