Week 9-Challenge

Aim:

Create connector and Attach the various parts of the given model

1. Right_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Seam-Quad(angled+capped+L)

2. Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

3. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weld with 3 Layers and 5 mm Diameter

4. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)

5. Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

6. Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

7. Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements

8. Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Spring Elements

9. Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

Solution:

1. Right_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Seam-Quad(angled+capped+L)

Meshing:

Element size = 5 mm

Weld Area :

Now we will be selecting the corner nodes as shown and creating a seam weld connector :

2. Left_Rail_2 & Front_truss_1:- Quad elements

Now we will be meshing the part as shown below :

Weld Area :

Now we will be creating quad elements as shown below :

3. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Right_Rail_1:- Spot weld with 3 Layers and 5 mm Diameter:

Now we will be meshing the part as shown below :

Weld Area 1:

4. Front_truss_2, Front_truss_1 & Left_Rail_1:- Hexa (Adhesive)

Now we will be meshing the part as shown below :

Weld Area :

5. Rear_truss_2 & Right_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

Now we will be meshing the part as shown below :

connector :

6. Rear_truss_2 & Left_Rail_2:- Bolt Connector

The parts have already been meshed as shown below:

Connector:

7. Right_Rail_1 & Right_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Rigid Elements

Since it is already meshed we will be creating the connectors directly as shown below:

8. Left_Rail_1 & Left_Rail_2:- Spot-weld with Spring Elements

Since it is already meshed we will be creating the connectors directly as shown below:

9. Rest all the component left Join them with suitable connectors

The following were connected as shown below :

2.

3.

Conclusion

All components have been meshed and connected