ptforce

Gabriele Manta
Gabriele Manta Altair Community Member
edited October 2024 in Community Q&A

good morning, I know that the pre-tensioning force of a bolt is managed in optistruct by applying a cut in the bolt and through the use of an independent SPoint the loads are transferred to the points of the bolt on which the pre-tensioning has been applied to simulate the screwing of the nut and therefore the shortening of the operating area of ​​the bolt.
But I have a question. If I had to insert a negative pre-tensioning force, what would it mean?
Thanks

Answers

  • RobHoglund
    RobHoglund
    Altair Employee
    edited October 2024

    Hi Gabriele,

    Yes, the pretensioning load in OptiStruct shortens the length of the bolt to simulate bolt tightening.

    When you input a positive value for PTFORCE, it's the force to tighten or shorten the bolt.

    A negative value would simulate lengthening or stretching the bolt and then it would not be clamping other parts together.

    Thanks,

    Rob H.

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