Pretension Analysis

Arul
Arul Altair Community Member
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

Hi,

 

Where to apply pretension force in pretension analysis in Optistruct. ? Middle of the bolt or tightening area or thread starting area?

 

Pls find the image

 

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rgds,

 

Arul

 

 

Answers

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2017

    hi Arul,

     

    Please refer to bolt pretension analysis section on OptiStruct help. That should clarify your question :)/emoticons/default_smile.png' srcset='/emoticons/smile@2x.png 2x' title=':)' width='20'>