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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Shared topology and Hex mesh Reply To: Shared topology and Hex mesh

peteroznewman
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Don't use bonded contact in an area where you want a very accurate stress evaluation, such as near where the maximum stress is in the model.  Bonded contact is fine to use further away from the neighborhood of the maximum stress where you can tolerate some error in the stress evaluation.

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