The geometry, BCs and constraints can be found in the previous thread: https://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=a89bf026-d899-4ce8-9a09-62fb984f5c66&file=edgetosurfacecontact.PNG
I believe the problem may lie in the contact definition. They mention a 'contact tolerance' of 10 um and...
Hello,
I am trying to reproduce a shell bolt model like the one in "A global bolted joint model for finite element analysis of load distributions in multi-bolt composite joints".
This may be a similar question as the one in https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=492205, but I still...
