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CAXA Elements - Loading

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WalterL

Marine/Ocean
Jul 14, 2009
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Hi,

I've been trying to use the CAXA elements (axisym elements for asym loads) to simulate pure bending on a threaded connection, But I can't seem to get the loading to work properly.

I have searched the documentation but there is nothing useful there. I read a paper saying that they used Surface Traction, but when I tried ABAQUS issued a message about the incompatibility of this load regarding such element.

Did anyone ever use such elements?

I need a very refined mesh for the irregular thread profile, so a 3D model is out of question.

Thanks a lot, Walter.
 
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