MESHING SURFACES...

[vandeno]

Hi i'm a new member here and i have y question about meshing.

I have a problem with a surface model of vertical cylindrical storage tank. I woul like to do a moment analysis on the the shell of the tank, and i have a problem with meshing and conecting the surfaces betwen two shell plates.

Any suggestions?

 

[franc11HD]

Heve you tried node equivalence? this would ensure that teh surfaces elements share the same nodes and therefore are connected to each other.

 

[dktoao]

My preferred method for doing this is to project a curve onto the bottom surface where it joins with the top. Then mesh both curves with the same number and distribution of nodes. Then use a merge or equivalent command to make all the matching nodes the same node.

 

[ZeroExperience]

Doing "node equivalence," as franc11HD suggested above, may help in satisfying your inquiry.