ELFORCES for PBEAM elements

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

In a static analysis, when I'm trying to extract the element forces at bolt locations using ELFORCE command in Optistruct.

The maximum output forces in very high for gravity load cases. What may be the problem?

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2014

    Hi,

     

    Is this happening only with gravity load or with any other loads?

     

    can you please check if the units consistency is maintained in your model?

     

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2014

    Hi Prakash,

    Of course , the units are consistent. Its in mm, N and Tonnes. The gravity load is assumed as 9810 mm/s2. I have not checked for any other load cases as, Im primarily concerned about the gravity loads alone.

    Regards

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