How to obtain the Gap in bolted Joints?

Joel Rodarte
Joel Rodarte New Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hello

 

How can I obtain the gap between a bolt and the bolted joint?

 

What i mean with is is:

We are expecting the gap to be ~0 when pretension is applied.

When external loads are applied this gap might increase. How can I measure this in Optistruct?

 

Thank you!

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