CNTSTB

Subcase Information Entry

CNTSTB – Data Selection

Description

The CNTSTB command can be used in the Subcase Information section to activate stabilization of surface-to-surface (S2S) contact and large displacement node-to-surface (N2S) contact for this subcase. It is used only for small displacement nonlinear analysis.

Format

CNTSTB = option

Argument

Options

Description

option

<SID>

No default

SID: Set identification number of a CNTSTB bulk data entry.

Comments

1.	CNTSTB bulk data entries will not be used, unless selected in the Subcase Information section.

If a small displacement nonlinear analysis subcase contains a CNTSTB subcase entry in conjunction with PARAM, EXPERTNL, CNTSTB, the stabilization parameters defined by the CNTSTB bulk data entry (referenced by the CNTSTB subcase entry) override the global stabilization settings of PARAM, EXPERTNL, CNTSTB for this particular subcase.