Hi. I'm doing a static simulation of 200 Newtons on a beam secured by bolts. There are three ways the beam is secured: two bolts, one bolt on the side, or one bolt on the front. The results are weird.
Two questions: Why would having two bolts and one bolt on the side create so much displacement as opposed to the one bolt on the front? Also, in general, what does the static simulation mean? Does it mean I am instantaneously applying 200 N of force on the beam, say like dropping a 200 N brick onto it? Or?
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Hi James, sorry for the late reply, I just finished finals.
I represented the screws using SolidWorks bolt definitions: just went to "Connections Advisor" --> "Bolt" --> "Standard Screw" (or "Countersink" for one side) --> Selected the surfaces.
I have the "Component Contact" as "Bonded", though now as I think about it I should probably set it as "No Penetration" right?
I modeled the force, as you see it here, straight onto the board into the screen.