Reaction forces on nut surface are not equal and lesser than the bolt pretension applied

- October 4, 2017 at 12:20 pm
  
  pgl
  Ansys Employee
  
  The contact should be checked properly. The nut surface has bonded contact with flange and the same face shares the edge with another bonded contact between nut & bolt. It is recommended to create proper contact. Split the faces so that contact and target face should become one-to-one match.
- October 4, 2017 at 2:39 pm
  
  nselvara
  Ansys Employee
  
  Reaction forces on nut surface are not equal and lesser than the bolt pretension applied