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Bolt Connectors

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  • 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.



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