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 Coulomb
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.. function:: frictionModel('Coulomb', frnTag, mu)
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   This command is used to construct a `Coulomb friction <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction>`_ model object. Coulomb's Law of Friction states that kinetic friction is independent of the sliding velocity.

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   ``frnTag`` |int|                   unique friction model tag
   ``mu`` |float|                     coefficient of friction
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