I could use some advise on how to best prepare a mild steel frame for attaching a carbon fiber panel. The panel will sit inside the frame and carbon and kevlar tape and epoxy will be used to bond the panel to the frame. I have read that degreasing, then etching for 10 minutes in 15%...
Back to the problem of 2 bars connected with a single bolt in DesignStar. Take two bars, any size will do but lets say 1/4 x 1 x 12in long. Put a 3/8in hole 1/2inch in from the end, bolt the bars together using an appropriate initial tension for a 3/8in fastener. Simply support the now 23in...
I have been trying to model friction in a bolted connection in designstar, they say there is no difference between it and cosmosworks. I've been working with a very simple model consisting of two long bars with a single bolt connecting them. The bolt is pulled one way and the nut is pushed in...
