Intersection penetration
Altair EmployeeHello all,
What will be the effect of Intersection & penetration in analysis?
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Hi Sandeep,
Intersections and penetration will affect the results. For example in non-linear analysis penetrations may produce unwanted stresses around zones and the load transfer maybe not as expected.
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ok. and what about intersections in model. and
for modal analysis is it necessary to remove the same. if not why?
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@Sandeep P Can you send a screenshot for what you mean by intersection here?
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@Nachiket Kadu Penetration is thickness overlap & intersection is elements is completely passing through another. please make me correct if am wrong. pls find the below intersection image for your reference.
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is there any manual available for optistruct keyword. can any one give link or pdf?
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Are you going to connect it with rigids?
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Manuals and guides are available in Help.
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in image you can see red colour elements intersected in yellow that is not going to connect with rigids. only bolt locations will be connected
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So anyways you are not going to have a contact there right? If so then without contact it may hardly affect the solution stiffness.
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ok Nachiket. thank you. i am able to get opti manual in help. can you attach if you having ?
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ok Nachiket. thank you. i am not able to get opti manual in help. can you attach if you having ?
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