Hello all,
I have an issue where my program freezes or crashes when I use convergence. I'm not sure if the model is just too large for my computer to handle or if there is some other issue in my model causing the failure.
Is it reasonable to recreate the highest stress point in my model (a main 3x3 beam with a plate bonded to the top), apply the load to that beam that has been hand calculated for it, and then use the convergence from that to assume the mesh settings used on the model are suitable? On my simple model I get a convergence rate less than 1% on the first step. My thought process would be that if I am getting consistently good convergence with a simple model with the same mesh settings, I can reasonably assume that the mesh settings in my model are adequate enough to verify that my model is fairly accurate.
Thanks!
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Let me repeat your problem so that I am sure that I understand.
If my summary is correct, I would agree that the mesh size determine for model 1 should apply to model 2. If the high stress occurs in similar locations in both models.
The other option is to use the Mesh Control to manually refine the mesh in model 2. In other words, you can perform the mesh convergence manually.
John
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