Bolt

Comment

Comment by David M on March 7, 2011 at 9:16pm

Here's a comparision (if I had made the mesh a percent finer in Algor, the results would have been even closer):

 

 

Comment by David M on March 7, 2011 at 7:52pm

The restraint is the surface below the head of the fastener and the vector force is applied the the flank of the thread facing the bolt's head.

 

-David

Comment by Vadim Shapiro on March 7, 2011 at 3:37pm

Thank you for posting.   Very nice!    What were the boundary conditions (restraints and loads)?