Bolted End-Plate Connection - FEA Tutorial with ANSA, Abaqus and META - Part 1

Learn how to model a bolted end-plate steel connection in FEA, from geometry to validated results, using ANSA, Abaqus and META. In this tutorial series you build a complete nonlinear model of a bolted end-plate connection. You start with the geometry and finish by comparing your simulation results with experimental data. The model is based on the article "Numerical simulation of steel pretensioned bolted end-plate connections of different types and details" by Gang Shi et al. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Modeling bolted connections: connectors, couplings and contacts Applying bolt pretension Geometric, material and contact nonlinearity, including frictional contact with separation and plasticity Setting up steps and output requests Post-processing stress, strain, displacement and contact results Building the force vs displacement stiffness curve Comparing simulation results with experimental data SOFTWARE USED ANSA for pre-processing Abaqus as the solver META for post-processing THE CHALLENGE Finish the whole tutorial and send me your working Abaqus .inp file, running as it does in the tutorial. If it's correct, I'll send you a coupon for USD 30 off the Complete FEA Training bundle. GO BEYOND THE SOFTWARE This series shows the workflow. The LearnFEA courses teach the theory behind it, so you understand what the solver is doing and don't have to treat it as a black box. Complete FEA Training for Structural Analysis (all three courses, discounted price) https://learnfea.com/course-bundle/co... The Finite Element Method for Linear Structural Analysis 12 modules on bar and beam elements through 3D stress and shells. https://learnfea.com/courses/the-fini... The Finite Element Method for Nonlinear Structural Analysis Material, geometric and contact nonlinearity, hands-on in Abaqus, ANSA and META. Includes a full vehicle crosskart model. https://learnfea.com/courses/the-fini... ANSA BETA-CAE: Complete Meshing Course Shell and solid meshing, morphing and batch meshing. https://learnfea.com/courses/ansa-bet...