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Urgent help needed
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Hi,
I need to run an analysis in Abaqus where a rod is supposed to be placed inside a cylindrical object which is at a certain distance from the rod. Half of the rod's length should be inside the cylindrical hole. Is this procedure possible to simulate in Abaqus? If yes, can anyone give some guidance regarding the use of proper connectors and steps? I really want to figure out a way for this. Also, please let me know if the question is not clear. Thank you in advance.
I need to run an analysis in Abaqus where a rod is supposed to be placed inside a cylindrical object which is at a certain distance from the rod. Half of the rod's length should be inside the cylindrical hole. Is this procedure possible to simulate in Abaqus? If yes, can anyone give some guidance regarding the use of proper connectors and steps? I really want to figure out a way for this. Also, please let me know if the question is not clear. Thank you in advance.





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yes it is possible and may I know boundary conditions and what load are you trying to implement and what you want to find?
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Thank you. Actually I simplified my question. I am trying to simulate a surgery. Top part of the rod should be first put into the pedicle screws and then tightened. After this, the bottom part of the rod should be put inside the cylindrical object. If the cylindrical object has length of say 6cm, then 4cm of the bottom part of the rod should be inside the object. During this, surgeons generally hold the upper portion and put the cylindrical part inside the rod.
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Thanks for your response. My advisor is not into finite element analysis so I have to figure out on my own. Since I am new to this, if you can give some ideas or give info about articles related to this kind of surgical simulations if you know about them, it would be really helpful for me. I have searched but did not find any. Thanks again.
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That said, what is the exact surgical procedure you are trying to simulate? YouTube is a good resource so point us to a video. I am hoping a clinician is guiding you.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88kTVNSsaME
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Depending on what you want to do, this could take months - easily - even for someone who knows what they are doing and with help! Please know that FEM is not CAD! Pushing buttons is easy; getting results you understand takes enormous effort.
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