Nonlinear Contact Analysis of a Pipe Holder

The pipe holder assembly shown below is fixed at the back. The pipe is pushed into the opening of the holder such that it rests on the holder inner face. The holder part is made of a plastic material (Acrylic) and the pipe is made of a rubber-like-material that obeys Mooney-Rivlin material model. Surface contact is defined between the outer faces of the pipe and the inner faces of the holder.

In this lesson you learn the following:

  • Defining nonlinear Hyperelastic material
  • Defining surface contact sets