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         ST7-1.50.40.8 Sliding Contact 
         This Webnote introduces a technique that can be used to model sliding contact with pre-strained cutoff bar elements.  Examples including pedestrian step loading, sliding of an interference fit, and reeling of a cable onto a spool are presented.
   We will use the following example to introduce the idea: 
   A person of mass of 70 kg walks across a simply-supported steel beam 8 m long with 1000x100x10 mm rectangular hollow section. Create a new model and choose Nmm as the unit system.
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