This is an example of a type of connection I use a lot. Curious if there was a better / easier way of looking at the joints considering I'm not too interested in the stresses in the bolt itself.
I do a distributing coupling in the bolt hole to a reference point, and then a pinned rigid body between the reference points. I use contacts on the faces in contact. I've attached a png and a cae of what I am doing for an example of a plate with a bolt in double shear.
Is there a better way to approach this?
I do a distributing coupling in the bolt hole to a reference point, and then a pinned rigid body between the reference points. I use contacts on the faces in contact. I've attached a png and a cae of what I am doing for an example of a plate with a bolt in double shear.
Is there a better way to approach this?
