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[n222]

I have a transient thermal solution that I would to import into a static structural model so that I can get the deformation at each timestep of my transient thermal solution. I copy the temperature solution timesteps from the transient thermal solution into the static structural analysis and the static structural imported body temperature. However, when this is solved the solution is 0 deformation, so it does not seem like anything is being imported from the transient thermal solution. Is there something I am doing wrong? 

[Wenlong]

Hi, 

There are three factors worth checking:

1. Have you defined the thermal expansion coefficients correctly?

2. Is temperature imported properly?

3. Is the boundary condition defined properly, does it completely constrains the displacement? 

Regards,

Wenlong