Contact in 3D steel connection

[gladiateur]

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to model a 3D steel connection between a beam and another beam, or a beam and a column, the most difficult part which i'm looking for is how to model the contact between the bolt and the plate, also contacts between the bolt and washer bolt .
Thank you very much for your help my friends

 

[fauzi2015]

hi gladiateur

u shall try surface to surface contact pair for the start. get the option for normal and tangential behavior(for friction if included for ur case).

good luck!

 

[DrBwts]

Try the General contact algorithm its a lot simpler than defining contact pairs.

 

[gladiateur]

ah okey thank's gays