FBD local mesh refinement

AM_20700
AM_20700 Altair Community Member
edited April 2022 in Community Q&A

I'm trying to refine my mesh locally instead of re-simulating the entire assembly with a fine mesh.

This is the result with the original mesh:
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I requested Grid Point Forces in H3D format (using FBD) and then imported the results to a model that includes only the component of interest. The simulation includes inertia relief so every node in the original mesh has a load associated with it. I refined the mesh locally and ran the simulation.
This is the result of the simulation with a locally refined mesh:

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I refined the mesh again and ran the simulation again:

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Instead of converging to a smooth stress distribution, I'm getting localized stress concentrations at the original node locations.

How can I avoid this? Or is this unavoidable near an applied load? How can I refine the mesh without introducing artificial stress concentrations?