When examining numerous bolt loads, use the Bolt Tool to obtain bolt-specific results.
Note: If you are doing bolt analysis, you may wish to use the Bolt Tools Add-on to quickly create bolt geometries.
Scoping
You scope the Bolt Tool to defined Bolt Pretension boundary conditions that you activate using the Worksheet. Bolt Pretension boundary condition and Worksheet usage are the only supported methods for specifying the data of a Bolt Tool. Therefore, all of the support and scoping requirements of the Bolt Pretension boundary condition must be considered.
Result Types
The Bolt Tool provides the following results:
Adjustment: This represents the displacement that occurs from the pretension. In Mechanical APDL terms, this is the displacement reported from the pretension node. This result is also available for reporting regardless of how the bolt is defined.
Working Load: This represents a constrained force reaction from the pretension load. In Mechanical APDL terms, this is the constrained reaction reported from the pretension node. This is essentially the sum of all the forces acting through the pretension cut. This result is applicable for load steps when the load is defined by either or or .
Application
To define results using the Bolt Tool:
Make sure that all Bolt Pretension loads are properly defined.
Highlight the Solution object and select from Toolbox drop-down menu on the Solution Context Tab. You can also right-click the Solution object and select > > . The becomes the active object in the tree, it contains an Adjustment result object by default, and the Worksheet displays.
All existing Bolt Pretension loads populate the Worksheet. By default, all loads are applied, as shown by the activated check boxes for each table row. You can modify the table entries as needed.
Add Adjustment and Working Load results to the tool as required.
In addition, the following right-click menu options are available in the Worksheet: