I found part of the problem...ANSYS workbench is sensitive to where you select on the surface for applying the preload. It puts the cut plane for the joint on that area. The point I had selected was inside one of the nuts. That's what caused my Workbench results to look so funny. Once that...
Good afternoon,
I've got a tightened nut problem that is giving me conflicting results in ANSYS. Both models have the same dimensions and material properties (not steel or aluminum, but linear). No other loads or BC's are applied, except friction contact between the nuts and members. The...
