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FE representation of connectors

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prebasha

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Hi all,

I'm new to Full-body/BIW FEA (have done FEA on other components before) and have observed at-least three different customers with little variation in their FE representation of connectors, most commonly I have seen following:

Spot/Seam weld: RBE3-Hexa-RBE3 ( ACM2 model)
Structural/mastic sealer: RBE2-Hexa-RBE3

What is the logic and theory behind these two types of representation?

One more question, what is gum-drop?

Thanks.
 
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