- Connector - Bolt
A Bolt 
can connect two components, multiple components, or a component and the ground. You can define bolts through a mixed stack of solids, shells and sheet metal bodies. You can also define a bolt by selecting entities of the same component.
- Tensile Stress Area of a Bolt
When you select Calculated tensile stress area (Connector-Bolt PropertyManager), the program calculates the tensile stress area (At), which is the minimum area of the threaded section of the bolt, according to the formula: At = [(d3 + d2) / 2)]2 * π /4
- Example of a Tight Fit Bolt Connector
- Bolt Connectors - Formulation
Simulation models a bolt connector in a spider-like arrangement with (a) a beam element to represent the bolt shank, and (b) rigid bar elements to represent the nut and head parts.
- Definition of Friction Factor
The friction factor is also known as torque coefficient.
- Bolt Connector Pre-Load
You can apply an axial load or a combination of torque and a friction factor to simulate the prestress condition of a bolt connector. Enter the values under Pre-load in the Connector Bolt PropertyManager
- Thermal Effects for Bolt Connectors
After a thermal study, the temperatures are imported into a static study for thermal stress analysis. Simulation treats the thermal expansion of bolt connectors as follows.