I would like to know, why ANSYS recommended a friction coefficient less or equal to 0. How can I select the Unsymmetrical solver?ģ- The above message (unsymmetrical solver) appears when I use the frictional contact type with a friction coefficient greater then 0.2 (For example, how to select all the concrete bodies through command then assign the material properties of concrete, after, select all steel bars and assign to them the material properties of steel, and the same things for contacts)Ģ- Sometimes, when I solved the model ANSYS recommended to switch the solver to unsymmetrical, Knowing that I am using a Static Analyses and this solver type does not exist in Workbench, only Direct and Iteration solvers exist in Solver Type. I want to ask, How can I use an APDL code to assign the material properties for all concrete elements only at once and also for the Steel elements. To select SOLID65, or LINK180 in ANSYS workbench it must use command objects.ġ- Because of the high number of elements, It takes a while to input the material properties for all elements. ANSYS Mechanical APDL Element Reference - Read book online for free. The model contain 130 concrete body, 160 steel bars, and about 300 contact elements between the bodies. I am doing a numerical analysis using ANSYS workbench 15.0