Oops, apologies for leaving the first paragraph incomplete, so I'll fill in the missing details in this post (as I'm unable to edit my last post):
At our company, we have so far been following option-1, but we are not satisfied with the results - therefore, we are looking at alternate options...
Thanks for your valuable post, izax1. But unfortunately, the FEA software at our company does not have non-linear analysis capability & for the time being, we are stuck with being able to do only Linear Static analysis. Keeping these constraints in mind, which do you think would be the best...
I'm trying to do an FEA which involves an assembly of two steel plates which are bolted-onto each other. The preload due to tightening the nut & bolt is applied in the form of tensile force or pressure on the contact areas (acting in opposite directions to each other) between the bolt & plate...
Oh, and the above attachment opens only if you have Office 2007 installed. For those with Office 2003 and older, I am attaching the drawing/document in a compatible format for your reference.http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=e4e1409a-09ae-4155-9f77-4da9bb916733&file=bolt_nut[1].doc
I'm trying to do an FEA which involves an assembly of two steel plates which are bolted-onto each other. The preload due to tightening of the nut & bolt is applied in the form of tensile force or pressure on the contact areas (acting in opposite directions to each other) between the bolt & plate...
You can do it using the 'Split Line' option.
To do so, open the part separately & on the face of the part where you want to make your "patch", create a sketch and draw the shape of the patch as necessary. Then use the Split-Line option (go to Insert > Curve > Split-Line) to create the patch as...
@GRF:
I heard that meshing was supposed to be the single-core operation, whereas the solver would actually utilize all the processors during the operation.
Anyway, I will check out what the resource meter on the system shows while running an FEA and get back to you.
@GregLocock:
I would like...
Our company recently purchased a couple of HP workstations with Quad-Core processor and 8GB RAM to run High-mesh FEA simulation on our CAD models, since we were unable to do so effectively with our existing dual-core systems with 2GB RAM. But unfortunately, the new workstations have not yielded...
Knowing the torque transmitted from the engine onto an axle of a vehicle, how do you find out the torque on each of the wheels? Is it the same as the axle torque or is it half or it?
Assuming of course, two wheels on the axle - one on each side
When you apply Symmetry Restraint on the faces lying on the plane of symmetry of a half-symmetric model, then does the symmetry apply only for the model or also for the boundary conditions which are applied to the half-model (such as force, pressure etc.)?
How do you determine the optimum number of bolt holes or bolts required on an automotive wheel (like the wheels of cars or trucks), when you only have data on the tyre size, the corresponding wheel size and the load rating for the wheel? And for instance, why is it that tractor wheels have...
