Solidworks Simulation and Analysis 5

Question 1

In SolidWorks Simulation, what is the difference between 'bonded' and 'no penetration' contact sets?

Accepted Answer

Bonded merges surfaces as if welded; no penetration prevents overlap but allows separation and sliding

Answer

Bonded contact treats touching faces as permanently joined, while no penetration contact allows faces to separate and slide but not pass through each other.

Question 2

Which result probe in SolidWorks Simulation would you use to find the maximum displacement in the Z-direction only?

Accepted Answer

UZ displacement component probe

Answer

The UZ displacement component probe isolates deformation along the Z-axis, whereas the resultant probe shows total magnitude regardless of direction.

Question 3

In a SolidWorks Simulation fatigue study, what does the 'S-N curve' represent?

Accepted Answer

Stress vs. number of cycles to failure

Answer

The S-N (Wöhler) curve plots alternating stress amplitude against the number of cycles a material can endure before fatigue failure.

Question 4

What is the purpose of 'h-adaptive' mesh refinement in SolidWorks Simulation?

Accepted Answer

It automatically reduces element size in high-stress-gradient regions to improve accuracy

Answer

H-adaptive refinement automatically splits elements in regions where the error estimator detects steep stress gradients, targeting accuracy without refining the whole mesh.

Question 5

In SolidWorks Flow Simulation, what is a 'Global Goal' used for?

Accepted Answer

Monitoring a quantity (e.g., pressure drop or temperature) averaged or summed over the entire model

Answer

Global Goals track aggregate quantities like total heat transfer or average pressure across the whole domain, used both as convergence criteria and result outputs.

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Solidworks Simulation and Analysis 5