{"id":183269,"date":"2024-08-22T10:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/?post_type=topic&#038;p=183269"},"modified":"2024-08-23T07:33:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:33:44","slug":"connection-assessment-tool-in-ansys-discovery-2024-r2-explore","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/connection-assessment-tool-in-ansys-discovery-2024-r2-explore\/","title":{"rendered":"Connection Assessment Tool in Ansys Discovery 2024 R2 (Explore)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Discovery 2024 R2, the Connection Assessment Tool can also determine the <strong>bolt factor of safety<\/strong> based on modified AISC ASD criteria, to aid in the simulation of bolted connections.<br \/>\nThis enhances workflow for upfront simulation of bolted connections.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier from Discovery versions 2023 R1 to 2024 R1, connection assessment tool used to evaluate the pass, fail, or borderline status for bonded contacts only in Explore mode.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please refer <a href=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-discovery-connection-assessment-tool\/?template=discovery\">Ansys Discovery: Connection Assessment Tool<\/a>\u00a0which provides a step-by-step guide to Set up and Use Connection Assessment Tool in Ansys Discovery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-183270 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"603\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore.png 603w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/08\/bolt-assessment_explore-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-183269","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-aisc","topic-tag-ansys-discovery","topic-tag-assessment","topic-tag-bolt-assignment","topic-tag-bolt-idealization","topic-tag-bolted-connections","topic-tag-bonded-contacts","topic-tag-bonding-service-limit","topic-tag-compression","topic-tag-contact-review","topic-tag-discovery-explore","topic-tag-discovery-refine","topic-tag-factor-of-safety","topic-tag-fail","topic-tag-how-to","topic-tag-pass","topic-tag-prepare","topic-tag-shear","topic-tag-simulating-bolted-assemblies","topic-tag-strength-limits","topic-tag-stress","topic-tag-structures","topic-tag-tensile","topic-tag-visualization"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_edit_lock":["1731673924:3452"],"_edit_last":["2327"],"filter_by_optics_product":["Lumerical"],"_filter_by_optics_product":["field_64fb192ba3121"],"application_name":[""],"_application_name":["field_64a80903c8e15"],"family":[""],"_family":["field_64a809229a857"],"siebel_km_number":[""],"_siebel_km_number":["field_63ecbffce60db"],"salesforce_km_number":[""],"_salesforce_km_number":["field_63ecc018e60dc"],"km_published_date":[""],"_km_published_date":["field_64c77704499dd"],"product_version":[""],"_product_version":["field_64c776cb4fd2e"],"_bbp_forum_id":["159543"],"_bbp_topic_id":["183269"],"_bbp_author_ip":["103.168.238.1"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["0"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["183272"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-08-22 10:28:43"],"_bbp_reply_count":["0"],"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":["0"],"_bbp_voice_count":["0"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["90"],"_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":["1"],"_yoast_wpseo_wordproof_timestamp":[""],"_btv_view_count":["1736"],"_bbp_likes_count":["1"]},"test":"articlesansys-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183269\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183274,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/183269\/revisions\/183274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}