2 Replies Latest reply on Jan 24, 2011 11:53 AM by Kevin De Smet

Static Load Analysis

Chris DiSalvatore Jan 13, 2011 10:14 AM

Static load analysis attempted on beam structure 4 X 4 in tube 0.25 in thick. Run as assembly with coarse mesh and received 63 components

that failed to mesh. Tried incompatable mesh option and ran finer mesh but still received a number of components that failed to mesh. Saved

assembly as part and ran mid sized mesh, and received message 'thickness not defined for 1 or more shells'. Any suggestions on successfully

running this analysis would be appreciated. Thank you.

Re: Static Load Analysis

gy 99027 Jan 24, 2011 9:43 AM (in response to Chris DiSalvatore)

Hi Chris:
Could you share your model to let us have a look.
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Re: Static Load Analysis

Kevin De Smet Jan 24, 2011 11:53 AM (in response to Chris DiSalvatore)

The tricky bit about structural models when it comes to meshing, is that they have a very small thickness compared to their lengths, so you need an enormous amount of elements or the meshing downright fails. Shells are better but (depending on what exactly you situation is you wish to simulate) beam elements are definitely the best choice.
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