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[FARDELE]

Hi, I have two components, one solid type and one shell type. The shell type I want to make a pretension and to lengthen it I want that the extreme nodes are linked with the nodes that it had in relation in the instant 0 with the solid, so that later when it wants to return to its initial position it moves everything making like a compression. Then I want to apply a vertical force over the solid and see how this Sheel type will react.
I have tried to create one step (LSWRITE,1) with the pretension and another step (LSWRITE,2) with the applied force. But from there I don't know how to join those nodes.
How could I do it?
PD: I am using Ansys Mechanical APDL

[ErKo]

Hi

See the inistate command - there are examples that apply pre-stress on shells in the apdl help manual.

Hope this helps.

All the best

Erik