How can I simulate a join by glue?

Alan Sanchez

I want to join two parts (one made of plastic and the other made of fabric), in production, those parts are glued together.

I attach an image of my mesh:

 The red part is made of plastic and the blue is made of fabric. My intention is to join the complete inner surface of the blue part to the outer surface of the red part. I don't know if that would be possible and correct. There does exist a gap between both meshes because are result of the extraction of the mid surface of a body. 

The mechanical properties of the glue are not important, I just need a connector that could transmit displacement. If somebody else know any other way to simulate this kind of join let me know.

Best regards.

 

Adriano_Koga

You can use a glued/bonded/tie/freeze contact, depending on the solver that you're using.

Are you familiar with contact models?

In OptiStruct for example, you can use FREEZE contact or TIE to bond these 2 parts, within a predefined tolerance (Search Distance).

There are a few tutorials about using contacts in OS help.

 

Additionally, under CONTACTS you would be able to specify a cohesive model, and define bonding parameters and really simulate the bonding behavior.