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Revolute Joint in origami plate

    • a.fontanella1
      Subscriber

      Hi, 

      I have this plate made up of 4 panels joined together by revolute joints with a certain torsional rigidity. I'm interested in folding, so I apply compressive loads to the right of the structure and evaluate the displacements. I did both a static and transient analysis, and in both cases the contact doesn't seem to hold, it opens. any suggestions?

       

    • Gaurav Sharma
      Ansys Employee

      Hi,

      Have you tried using "Behavior = Rigid" for scoped edges in the joint definition. 

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