how to select element type for adhesives in hypermesh

Altair Forum User

I am finding difficulty in selecting proper element type as the adhesive has to show shearing and can you please suggest me the best way to represent the adhesive elemets as in with contacts or equivalence it other components?

Altair Forum User

What solver are you using?

I am only familiar with RADIOSS. The best (and only?) way to do it is with the use of Material law 59 (CONNECT).

You will also need Property type 43 and /FAIL/CONNECT. Take a look at the reference guide.

material : http://www.altairhyperworks.com/hwhelp/Altair/hw12.0/help/hwsolvers/mat_law59_connect.htm

property : http://www.altairhyperworks.com/hwhelp/Altair/hw12.0/help/hwsolvers/prop_type43_connect.htm

failure : http://www.altairhyperworks.com/hwhelp/Altair/hw12.0/help/hwsolvers/fail_connect.htm

Altair Forum User

• i am using hypermesh...and for abaqus solver....but i am unable to decide how to go with this adhesive definition...pls help me out...

Altair Forum User

I would ask an expert from Web Don on this!

http://www.web-don.com/our-products/adhesives-tools-misc/