{"id":360048,"date":"2024-04-02T14:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/mapping-stress-force-in-multi-layer-structure\/"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:37:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:37:42","slug":"mapping-stress-force-in-multi-layer-structure","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/mapping-stress-force-in-multi-layer-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Stress\/Force in Multi-Layer Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to analyze the distribution of force in multi-layered bodies (reference image below). These layers are not the same as the layered composite option that is available in Ansys. These are thick, disc-like structures stacked up. When I try creating three different disks in 3 different layers in SpaceClaim\/Discovery, they just keep appending to the preceding structure. I know it because when not in contact, each disc (in separate layers) is of a different color. But if the flat surface are touching, the new disc simply appends to the older one even though they are in different layers. Can I get help with the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>making a three-layer disc&nbsp; (I know how to assign different material properties to them),<\/li>\n<li>what option to look for to calculate interface stresses,<\/li>\n<li>what exactly does the co-ordinate option in Ansys Mechanical Module do?, and<\/li>\n<li>i do not see the &#8220;interface&#8221; or &#8220;connection&#8221; option in the Module. A few solutions on this forum have screenshots that show those two options. Do I need them for what I intend to do?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I am new to this but I understand the jargon and can work around it if somebody can point me in the right direction. I am struggling to find the right key words to explain my problem &#8211; that&#8217;s probably why online resources\/videos are not helping me either!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/02-04-2024-1712068174-mceclip0.png\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-360048","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["342748","240"],"_bbp_author_ip":["96.7.218.215"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["276"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["360048"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["240","342748"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["2"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["360544"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["360544"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-04-04 17:35:02"]},"test":"apragyancsu-edu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/360048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/360048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}