{"id":367999,"date":"2024-05-22T08:09:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/resolving-joint-issues-and-comparing-beam-and-shell-models-in-ansys-mechanical-s\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T08:09:49","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T08:09:49","slug":"resolving-joint-issues-and-comparing-beam-and-shell-models-in-ansys-mechanical-s","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/resolving-joint-issues-and-comparing-beam-and-shell-models-in-ansys-mechanical-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolving Joint Issues and Comparing Beam and Shell Models in Ansys Mechanical S"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Ansys Mechanical, static analysis of a structure composed of beams is being performed. The ultimate goal is to compare the static analysis results for the same shape of beam-based and shell-based structures. Some of the beam-based structures are as follows.<br \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/22-05-2024-1716365319-mceclip0.png\" width=\"318\" height=\"242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/22-05-2024-1716365323-mceclip1.png\" width=\"329\" height=\"250\"><br \/>Multiple beams are tied into one joint as follows. Beam-based models perform well in analysis.<br \/>Then, the mesh constructed in this way was saved as an STL file and converted into a shell model. The shell-based structure created in this way is as follows.<br \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/22-05-2024-1716365342-mceclip2.png\" width=\"349\" height=\"265\"><br \/>As you can see from the figure, in some parts the shells penetrate each other, and in some parts the shells spread apart. Because of this, the following error occurs when analyzing a shell-based model.<br \/>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/22-05-2024-1716365352-mceclip3.png\" width=\"425\" height=\"252\"><br \/>How do I solve problems with joints like this?<br \/>And when I want to compare Beam and Shell models for the same geometry, is my current approach correct?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-367999","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-mechanical","topic-tag-workbench"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["342596","170445"],"_bbp_author_ip":["184.24.96.177"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["780"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_topic_id":["367999"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["170445","342596"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["1"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["368222"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["368222"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-05-23 07:58:02"]},"test":"sanghyukkimkaist-ac-kr"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/367999","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\/367999\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}