Pin/Bolt Check
The Pin/Bolt Check box
displays the safety status of all the pin and bolt connectors in
the active document.
Click here
for more info on the safety check for connectors.
If a connector is listed in
the Needs attention folder, its
load capacity is at risk. Consider resizing the connector.
OK. The folder lists all connectors with a resultant
load safety ratio larger than the user-defined safety factor. A connector
listed in the OK folder can carry
safely the loads without failing.
Details.
Lists the forces in all connectors.
Data cells of connectors with no-pass status are red. Data cells of connectors
with a pass status are green. For nonlinear studies, the forces are listed
for each solution step.
To perform a safety check for all connectors:
Create a static or nonlinear study.
Define pin
or bolt
connectors in your document.
In the Connectors
PropertyManager, select Strength Data.
Under Strength
Data:
Set the Tensile
Stress Area and its unit.
Set the connector's material yield strength
and its unit in Bolt Strength.
Set the factor of safety in Safety
Factor.
After running the study, right-click the Results folder and select Define
Pin/Bolt Check.
For nonlinear studies, set the step number 
at which you want to see the safety results.
Click 
.
Connectors with a resultant load safety ratio
larger than the user-defined safety factor are listed in the OK
folder , and are colored green in the graphics area.
Connectors with a resultant load safety ratio
smaller than the user-defined safety factor are listed in the Needs
Attention 
folder , and are colored red in the graphics
area. These connectors may need resizing to pass the safety check.
In the Pin/Bolt
Check box, select a connector icon.
The connector's callout appears in the graphics
area. The callout displays the safety status of the connector, the calculated
factor of safety (FOS), and the user-defined FOS.
Related Topics
Connector
- Bolt
Connector
- Pin
Pin/Bolt
Safety Check