Bolt Modeling workbench

Application | Special | Bolt Modeling

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Bolt-Head
Bolt Modeling | Bolt-Head

A bolt is modeled as 2 parts, the head and the tail. The head portion
can be modeled in one of several ways. Most common type is top
and bottom RBE connected by a bar element

Top RBE

Top RBE

Top RBE
Bar

Bar

Bar

Bottom RBE

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Bar

Bottom RBE

Bar

Mid RBE

Bottom RBE

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Edge Based Bolt-Head (Ex:Cover.gda)

To create the head part of the bolt hole, the bolt holes are identified
by manually by selecting the single edge on top and bottom of the
holes. Multiple bolts can also be created by selecting top and bottom
edges for each bolt hole

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Edge Based Bolt-Head (Contd.)

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Face Based Bolt-Head (Ex:Cover.gda)

It is possible that a model can have a lot of bolts and it makes it
difficult to manually pick all the edges. So the another option is
provided to model bolt heads on all the hoes on a face. User need to
select the face(s) where bolt head sits and specify the bolt hole
diameter range.

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Face Based Bolt-Head (Contd.)

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Bolt-Thread
Bolt Modeling | Bolt-Thread

The thread portion of the bolt can be modeled in one of several ways

Top RBE
Bar

Top RBE
Bar

Bottom RBE
Bottom RBE

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Bottom RBE

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Configuration of bottom RBE

Down

Up
Both
Sections

Down

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SectIons

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Edge Based Bolt-Thread (Ex:Carrier.gda)

To create the thread part of the bolt hole, the bolt holes are identified
by manually selecting the single edge on top of the holes. Multiple
bolts can also be created by selecting top edges for each bolt hole

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Edge Based Bolt-Thread (Contd.)

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Edge Based Bolt-Thread (Contd.)

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Face Based Bolt-Thread (Ex:Carrier.gda)

User need to select the face(s) and specify the bolt hole diameter
range.

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File based bolt modeling (Ex: Diff_Case.gda)

Bolt Modeling | Import Bolt

Bolts can also be modeled by directly importing the bolt definition

file. Importing bolt will create both head and thread portion of bolts.
There are three different blocks in the file called BOLT, HEAD_DEF
and THREAD_DEF define bolt, head and thread respectively. The
complete definition for each key work of the bolt definition file is
available in F1 help.
Sample bolt definition file (BoltDefinition.dat).

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Bar Pretension
Bolt Modeling | Bar Pretension

User can model the pre tension in the tightened bolt in several ways.
The tension in the tightened bolt is modeled by creating RBEs, Bars
and force by selecting the edges on bolt hole. This option is refered
as Edge Based.
Different types of Bar Pretension are
Through
Threaded

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Through / Threaded (Edge Based)

Top RBE

Bar

Force

Bottom RBE

Top RBE
Bar

Top RBE
Bar

Force

Top RBE
Bar

Force

Top RBE
Bar

Force

Force

Bottom RBE

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Bottom RBE

Bottom RBE

Bottom RBE

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Through (Ex: BarPretension.gda)

This type can be modeled by selecting the top edge of bolt shank
hole and bottom edge of threaded hole

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Through (Contd.)

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Threaded (Ex: BarPretension.gda)

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RBE Based (Ex:RBEBased_BarPretension.gda)

Bar pretension can also be modeled by directly selecting the
RBEs/Nodes referred as RBE Based and Node Based
respectively.

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Node Based (Ex:RBEBased_BarPretension.gda)

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Solid Pretension
Bolt Modeling | Solid Pretension

User can model the pre tension in the tightened bolt by applying
solid pretension for the following solver
Abaqus
Ansys
Nastran
Permas
There are two ways of creating Abaqus bolt
Creating pretension face
Using existing pretension face

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Abaqus Creating pretension cut

Ex: Bolt.gda

Define the plane where to create the pretension cut.

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Abaqus Using existing pretension cut

Ex: Bolt_With_Cut.gda

Select the pretension cut face in the bolt

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Ansys, Nastran, Permas solid pretension

There are three ways of creating Ansys, Nastran and Permas bolt

1.

Creating pretension cut

2.

Using existing pretension cut

3.

Using the faces apart in the bolt

1. Creating pretension cut (Ex: Bolt.gda)

User need to define the plane to create pretension cut and solid
pretension based on solver

2. Using existing pretension cut (Ex: Bolt_With_Cut.gda)

User need to select the existing pretension cut to create solid

pretension based on solver

3. Using the faces apart in the bolt (Ex: Bolt_With_Face_Apart.gda)

User need to select the two face apart in the bolt to create solid
pretension based on solver

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Bolt.gda, Bolt_With_Cut.gda, Bolt_With_Face_Apart.gda

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Solid Bolt
Bolt Modeling | Create Bolt

User need to define the axis and pivot point followed by the
parameters
Templates can be exported/imported

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Solid bolt patterns

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Connection
Bolt Modeling | Connection

Creates connection between bodies automatically

Rigid Bar
Equivalence

RBE

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Rigid Bar (Ex: Connection.gda)

Bolt Modeling | Connection | RBAR

User can select either the option between two bodies two bodies
(Rigid body/Bar body) or all bodies to connect the free nodes by
RBAR by identifying the matching nodes based on the tolerance
value specified.

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Rigid Bar (Contd.)

RBAR

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Equivalence (Ex: Connection.gda)

Bolt Modeling | Connection | Equivalence

RBE center nodes and bar body free nodes, which lie within the
given tolerance will get equivalence.

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Equivalence (Contd.)

Node equivalence

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RBE (Ex: Connection.gda)

Bolt Modeling | Connection | RBE

User need to select dependent and independent body, based on the

tolerance specified the matching nodes will be connected by a RBE

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RBE (Contd.)

Dependent body
Independent body

Connecting RBE

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