March 5, 2024 at 8:22 pm
Gary_S
Ansys Employee
Do the rectangular plates have contact on the same face as the bolt load?
Care should be used when applying a Bolt Pretension boundary condition to a cylindrical face that has bonded contact. There is a possibility that if you apply a Bolt Pretension boundary condition to a cylinder that had a bonded contact region, the bonded contact will block the ability of the Bolt Pretension to deform properly.