You can model:
For more information, see About Cohesive Elements. The two main approaches that you can use to include cohesive elements in your model are
You can model the connection at the interface between the cohesive layer and the surrounding bulk material by sharing nodes or by defining a tie constraint. The tie-constraint approach allows you to model the cohesive layer using a finer discretization than that of the bulk material and may be more desirable in certain modeling situations. For more information, see Defining tie constraints between the cohesive layer and the surrounding bulk material. Like gasket elements, cohesive elements have an orientation associated with them. This orientation defines the thickness direction of the elements, and it should be consistent throughout the cohesive layer. Swept or offset meshing techniques should be used to generate the mesh in the cohesive layer because these tools produce meshes that are oriented consistently. You can also use the bottom-up sweep meshing method, but you must sweep in the direction of the element thickness to maintain the correct orientation. You should create a single layer of solid elements to model the cohesive region. The use of more than one layer through the thickness could produce unreliable results and is not recommended. You can generate the mesh in the surrounding bulk material using any of the mesh tools because these elements do not need to be oriented. The general procedure for modeling adhesive joints and bonded interfaces involves the following steps:
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