Hi everyone,
I would like to inquire what is the significance of mesh intensity in joint meshing. In the Utilities manual, section 3.2.3, the following highlighted statements are made (see screenshot below):
Which lead to these questions:
Thank you.
Regards.
Kay Thi
1. Target plate length E is the target length of a side of the plate mesh that is generated by joint mesher.
2. No, The mesh intensity divides the target element size by M so the number of elements is increased by M^2. Consider an M of 3:
The number of elements is no 1 * (3^2) = 9. This is obviously going to be approximated depending upon the geometry of the mesh and if brace intersection subdivision factors are used.
3. The new target plate length is E/M.
Regards,
Geoff