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Pre--tensioned Bolts
Laurence Marks
In Abaqus bolts use a solid representation rather than the hybrid approach
adopted by SolidWorks. This document demonstrates the steps required to build
a pre-tenisioned
tenisioned bolt model.
Create sections, material properties and instance the assembly as explained the
previous tutorials.
The datum plane is used to partition the bolt using the partition cell: use datum
plane command.
The interior surface is selected for the bolt load (by clicking the partition edge)
and the user can decide which side of the partition is adjusted to provide the bolt
load. Our model is symmetrical, selecting a side is trivial.
Solve – the results from the bolt tightening are as shown below.