# Contact between two elastic bodies?

**URL:** https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/contact-between-two-elastic-bodies/11425
**Category:** General
**Created:** [June 7, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/contact-between-two-elastic-bodies/11425 "2023-06-07T09:50:57Z")
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### Author: ![MeisterYoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@MeisterYoda](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/MeisterYoda)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/contact-between-two-elastic-bodies/11425/1 "2023-06-07T09:50:57Z")

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So, im trying to find a way to get the contact between two elastic bodies. I’m new to fenics so any adivce would be welcome. If allready seen this [Hertzian contact with a rigid indenter using a penalty approach — Numerical tours of continuum mechanics using FEniCS master documentation](https://comet-fenics.readthedocs.io/en/latest/demo/contact/penalty.html) and understand it and everything but don’t know how to make both bodies elastic.

Thanks a lot for your time and my the force be with you

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### Author: ![dokken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/dokken/32/1560_2.png) [@dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/dokken)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/contact-between-two-elastic-bodies/11425/2 "2023-06-07T11:22:02Z")

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See: [Is there a contact model in FEniCS for two imported physical volumes? - #10 by dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/is-there-a-contact-model-in-fenics-for-two-imported-physical-volumes/2624/10)

There is also alot of work on this topic going on at: [GitHub - Wells-Group/asimov-contact: Contact models for ASiMoV](https://github.com/Wells-Group/asimov-contact)