I recently tried to do some mixed meshing without success. To
investigate it further I made up a model comprising a base plate
welded to a equal angle beam. The end of the beam was bonded to the
base plate. The sketch line for the beam finished at the plate
srface. Couldn't get it to work.
Perhaps the main query is the way in which the contact between the beam end and the plate are defined. Do I make a contact between the plate and the beam end node or beam end face?
Any suggestions or hints would be appreciated.
Regards,
Derek Bishop
Perhaps the main query is the way in which the contact between the beam end and the plate are defined. Do I make a contact between the plate and the beam end node or beam end face?
Any suggestions or hints would be appreciated.
Regards,
Derek Bishop
if you are using shell mesh along with beam mesh means, you have to define the contact set between the shell surface which is used during defining the shell thickness and beam end joint.