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MESHING SURFACES...

MESHING SURFACES...

MESHING SURFACES...

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Hi i'm a new member here and i have y question about meshing.

I have a problem with a surface model of vertical cylindrical storage tank. I woul like to do a moment analysis on the the shell of the tank, and i have a problem with meshing and conecting the surfaces betwen two shell plates.

Any suggestions?

RE: MESHING SURFACES...

Heve you tried node equivalence? this would ensure that teh surfaces elements share the same nodes and therefore are connected to each other.  

RE: MESHING SURFACES...

My preferred method for doing this is to project a curve onto the bottom surface where it joins with the top.  Then mesh both curves with the same number and distribution of nodes.  Then use a merge or equivalent command to make all the matching nodes the same node.

RE: MESHING SURFACES...

Doing "node equivalence," as franc11HD suggested above, may help in satisfying your inquiry.

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