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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Discuss Simulation General Mechanical Hollow section connections Joint Analysis Reply To: Hollow section connections Joint Analysis

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Avoid bonded contact in regions of high stress gradient and potential plastic deformation. Construct the weld bead solid in SpaceClaim and use Shared Topology to connect the mesh or simply unite the solid bodies into a single solid body for meshing. The stress results will be more accurate from this mesh than with separate meshes and bonded contact.