Pre tension in a fastener

[4261]

how should i mesh a fastener( do i need to do any partitions) and how can i allocate a pre tension surface in bw?

 

[Drej]

This has to qualify as the most vague post I've ever read. Consider giving some specific (and hence, useful) details.


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[4261]

I am sorry for not giving clear deatils. as a begineer in abaqus i have few doubts in meshing a fastener which has a chamfer at the bottom and round at the top, i don't know what kind of meshing i need to do here, do i need to partion the fastener in no. of blocks for structured or sweep mesh?

 

[DanStro]

There is an example of a threaded fastener in the manual/sample files. You might want to check that out. I don't know if it has anything about applying pre-tension.

HTH,
Dan