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Introduction

ANSYS Mechanical -

Advanced Connections

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Advanced Connections in ANSYS Mechanical training course!

This training course offers expanded information on contact technology as well as introduction to bolt pretension, gaskets and Joint technology using the Mechanical Interface.

It is intended for users already familiar with the procedures for performing a linear static analysis in the Mechanical environment.

Prerequisites are ANSYS-Mechanical Introduction and Introduction to Structural Nonlinearities

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Course Materials

The Training Manual you have is an exact copy of the slides.

Workshop descriptions and instructions are included in the training manual.

Copies of the workshop files are available via download from customer portal

Several advanced training courses are available on specific topics.

See the training course schedule on the ANSYS homepage http://www.ansys.com/ under Services >Training...

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Topics Covered

Main Chapters

1. Overview

2. Interface Treatment

3. Bolt Pretension

4. Gaskets

5. Accessing Advanced Contact Features via APDL

6. General Contact Technology via APDL