ansys–samplebeamproblem.docVIP

ANSYS – Sample 2-D Problem No.1 Rev. 11/17/05 Preparation Make a sketch of the structure Choose your global reference frame Calculate the coordinates of keypoints Look up material properties, thickness. Create a directory for your ANSYS files ANSYS Setup Login and execute ANSYS from the START Menu – / CAD Programs/ Ansys 9.0/ Ansys Change your jobname, title, default directory Switch Output to jobname.out [√] Append box. Set Preferences - Structural, h-code Select Units BIN ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Create Model Define Model Elements Preprocessor Element Type Add/Edit/Delete [Add] (Solid, Quad 8 node 82) [Options…] (Plane stress w/ thickness) Real Constants [Add] OK THK (0.5) Material Properties (enter or select from library) Material Library Select Units BIN OK Material Model Structural Linear Elastic Isotropic EX (3e7) PRXY (0.28) Exit [Save_db] Create Rectangle (5”x2” = quarter section of a flat tension member) Modeling Create Areas Rectangle By Dimensions X1, X2 ( 0, 6 ) (horiz range) Y1, Y2 ( 0, 2 ) OK (vert range) [PlotCtrls] Numbering Area numbers (On) OK [PlotCtrls] Pan, Zoom, Rotate [ ? ] (Zoom Out) Create Circle (2” Diam at the origin) Modeling Create Areas Circle Solid Circle Pick circle center point: (Click inside window. Hold button down) Move arrow until: WPX = 0, WPY = 0 Click at center, drag until: Radius = 1.0 OK Subtract Holes – Boolean Operation Modeling Operate Boolean Subtract Areas Pick: base area : (rectangle ) [Apply] Pick: hole: OK (remaining area is drawn automatically) [File] Save as: hole1.db _________________________________________________________________________ Mesh Model Automatic Mesh Generation Preprocessor Meshing Size Controls Manual Size Global Size SIZE (0.5) OK Meshing Mesh Areas Free Pick rectangle area: OK Re-do Mesh Meshing Clear