NODAL FORCES - ENFO
NODAL FORCES - ENFO
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Hi,
For unknown reasons, I cant get reasonable values of nodal forces for a scoped entity along the base of a weld. Any advise on the use of ENFO APDL command?
Thank you.

For unknown reasons, I cant get reasonable values of nodal forces for a scoped entity along the base of a weld. Any advise on the use of ENFO APDL command?
Thank you.

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http://files.aws.org/wj/supplement/Weaver/ARTICLE2...
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Best regards
JK
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RE: NODAL FORCES - ENFO
What is your final solution? Do you create a model from scratch or you do a glued connection?
Best regards
JK
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Best regards
JK
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I apologize for the late response. Attached.
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Hello there, sorry for such late response. Maybe I found where do you do a mistake. Please verify my assumption. Did you make Component with Share Topology in SpaceClaim?
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1629195899/tips/2021-08-17_121809_qum7bx.tiff
The result look fine by me.
https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1629195910/tips/2021-08-17_122036_snlyba.tiff
Best regards
JK
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Rick Fischer
Principal Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
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Hello, so your origin question was to have separate parts, no share topology and to have contact (weld) between these parts. I see the point thanks to @rickfischer51
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Rick Fischer
Principal Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory
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Rick, now its clear, define a local co-ordinate system while extracting unaveraged nodal forces for sizing welds.