Hi All!
Has anybody got any experience with modelling bolts in FE? We're currently looking at the Main Landing Gear rib attachment to the spar and covers of our wing. We are using shell elements to model the parts (which are all composites) but we would like to assess bolt loads on the various...
Hi guys,
One of the designers in my office has asked me to calculate the torque required to turn a tool around. I must admit I'm a bit rusty when it comes to general mechanics like that...
Basically the tool has a prism shape with a horizontal axis of rotation passing through its CG when...
Hi All,
I'm a composite stress engineer for an aircraft company. As a mean to develop my knowledge of composite stress and also because I'm really interested by bikes, I have decided to try and design a composite bicycle. Remember Miguel Indurain's Espada made by Pinarello? That's what I'm...
