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24 Outline-Elliptical Beam PDF
24 Outline-Elliptical Beam PDF
Problem:
An offset tensile link is shaped to clear an obstruction with a geometry as shown in the figure. The cross section at the critical location is elliptical, with a major axis of 4 in and a minor axis of 2 in. For a load of 20 kip, estimate the stresses at the inner and outer surfaces of the critical section
Joseph Shigley and Charles Mischke. Mechanical Engineering Design 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, May 2002.
Tutorial Overview
This tutorial is divided into five parts: 1) Tutorial Basics 2) Preprocessing 3) Solution 4) Post Processing 5) Hand Calculations
Audience
This tutorial assumes familiarity of ANSYS 8.0; therefore, it does not go into step by step detail.
Prerequisites
1) ANSYS 8.0 in house Structural Tutorial 2) Completion of all Basic Machine Design Tutorials 3) Completion of three or more Guided Machine Design Tutorials 4) Completion of Guided Utility Hook Tutorial
Objectives
1) Create an elliptical area 2) Create volumes by sweeping areas 3) Use symmetry boundary constraints to simplify the problem 4) Find the inner and outer stresses of a curved beam
Outcomes
1) Explore possibilities with the graphical user interface (GUI) 2) Learn how to create and mesh simple geometries 3) Increase efficiency in problem set up and solving speed
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