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model the weld geometry, get results form analysis, use a knock down factor, verify with testing.

good shootin prost, but what is your suggested method?

Basically I used the "wagon wheel aproach". A node in the middle of youe hole, with beams connected from it to the hole's edge, do this on both holes, connect the two beams "wheels" with another beam. There are a couple other details to this,(releases) which im sure you will figure out. This...

Hi Twoball, This may sound strange, but i have found that with extremely stubborn models that refuse to mesh (which i have ran into a lot), it sometimes works to copy your PART files out of your current directory and place them into a new one, making sure you only grab the part files. Then...

I have used beams and springs to simulate fasteners. I would second the fact that you get unrealisticly high stress locally for the situation you are recreating; but if for load transfer only ,that is the ticket.

as far as "keywords", Idunno. but to disable the beep... In the Nastran editor, go to setup-->default settings. It should become quite clear where to click.

Update to date code M110. M80 is buggy. Be aware that you are trading one set of bugs for another. This seems to be the trend with PTC products. By the way, our reseller says those are not bugs! They are built in smoke breaks!!

I work for a mid-sized company that recently brought the engineering (me and 2 others) in house. It has been my duty to incoporate a structural analysis and physical testing process on all products. (Front-end loaders, Backhoes, R.O.P.S., etc.) Most products are relativly straight forward...

Does anybody know of any cheap viewers. more specifically, a 2d .dwg with the ability to measure. It is for a gie in the shop who doesnt need anything fancy just viewing with measurement. Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.

I recieved a certification in strucual and thermal, which is put on by PTC. I found the course materal to be insuficient, the only thing that added value to this weeks worth of training was the fact that the instructor was willing to go beyond the PTC ciriculem (which he was not required to...

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