ANSYS LAB 3

Tutorial
Today, we will look at:
Meshing: Mapped mesh, mesh refinement
Plane stress analysis
Symmetry boundary conditions
Plane stress analysis
Square plate (2m x 2m) with central circular hole of 0.5m radius is 10mm thick
and made from steel. In -plane tensile force of 1kN applied as pressure loading

Step 1: Preferences = structural

Step 2: Element type = structural plane 4 node
Ansys will take thickness of plane elements to be 1 unless otherwise specified. If
the thickness is to be specified, you must use the options key in the element
type window and change Element behaviour K3 to Plane strs w/thk.

Step 3: To enter the thickness, use the Real Constant option in the Preprocessor,

Step 4: Material Properties

Material Props> Material Models>Structural>Linear>Elastic>Isotropic
Enter the Youngs modulus in the EX box and the Poissons ratio value in the
PRXY box.

Step 5: To model the square plate with a circular hole in the centre, we will take
symmetry into account and just model of the plate. So create a rectangle 1m x
1m. Next, create a circle with a radius of 0.5 m. Then use the Boolean subtract

operation to subtract the circle from the square (Subtract> pick square> apply>
pick circle>ok)

Step 6 Meshing
This area has 5 lines and we cannot use a mapped mesh as it is. To get over this
problem, we concatenate two of the lines.
[NOTE: Conditions for Area Mapped Meshing in Ansys
Area must be bounded by 3 or 4 lines
Area must have equal number of element divisions specified on opposite sides
If area bounded by 3 lines, number of element divisions must be equal and even
on all sides
If area has more than 4 lines, you can sometimes combine or concatenate lines
to reduce the number to 4.]

In this case, concatenate lines 2 & 3

Meshing>Concatenate>Lines>Pick lines 2 & 3

Mesh tool>Size controls>Lines, set> Pick all> No el divisions = 20

Step 7: Apply loads and boundary conditions

Axes of symmetry displacement normal to line is zero
Solution>Define Loads>Apply>Structural>Displacement>Symmetry BC> On
lines

Apply pressure load on RHS. Note Pressure in Ansys is positive when acting
towards the line

Step 8: Solve> Current LS

Step 9 General postprocessor

Plot results>Deformed shape>Def + undeformed

Max displacement = 0.972e-6m= 0.001mm

Contour plot>Element Solution>x-component of stress

Max stress = 322246 N/m2=0.322 MPa.

Step 10: Refine the mesh. Go back to the postprocessor and open the mesh tool
Refine at All Elements> Level 1 refinement

Step 11: Solve again, then examine results in General Postprocessor

s
Max displacement gone from .972e-6m to .975e-6m. Change is less than 0.3%

X component of stress:

Max stress = 321396 N/m2. Change in max stress less than 0.3%

ANSYS Assignment 2C PLANE STRESS

[4BSE Lydon

Weeks]
Develop a finite element model of the compression test on the clay brick
containing three voids shown below.

100
Uniform pressure 25MPa
30
25

30

25
15
30

30

15

Detail of void

To generate model, create one void. Use copy command to generate other two.
Assume clay properties are: E=13.8 GPa ; = 0.1
Brick thickness = 65mm
Dimensions on sketch in mm. Sketch NTS.
Uniform pressure of 25MPa applied top surface of brick.

Report: E-mail to c.oceallaigh1@nuigalway.ie by Tuesday 21st October at 1pm

Include:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Problem description
Brief description of how you developed model (element selection, real
const, mat props, create solid model )
Mesh development with plots of meshes used.
How were loads & BCs applied?
Results. Plot of deformed shape for first mesh. Contour plot of xcomponent stress for final mesh. In table, give max displacement and
max principal stress for each mesh.

[Cunnane, Daly,
Jennings, McFadden, Alves, Dos Santos]
ANSYS Assignment 2D PLANE STRESS

Develop a finite element model of the compression test on the clay brick
containing three voids shown below.

100
Uniform pressure 25MPa
30
25

30

25
15
30

30

15

Detail of void

To generate model, create one void. Use copy command to generate other two.
Assume clay properties are: E=13.8 GPa ; = 0.1
Brick thickness = 65mm
Dimensions on sketch in mm. Sketch NTS.
Uniform pressure of 25MPa applied top surface of brick.

Report: E-mail to c.oceallaigh1@nuigalway.ie by Tuesday 21st October at 1pm

Include:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Problem description
Brief description of how you developed model (element selection, real
const, mat props, create solid model )
Mesh development with plots of meshes used.
How were loads & BCs applied?
Results. Plot of deformed shape for first mesh. Contour plot of xcomponent stress for final mesh. In table, give max displacement and
max principal stress for each mesh.

[ODonnell,
Osawaru, OToole, Trearty, Hassan, Bontorin]
ANSYS Assignment 2E PLANE STRESS

Develop a finite element model of the steel plate with openings shown below
(dims in mm).

Assume steel

100

500

properties are: E=200 GPa ; = 0.25

Plate thickness = 10mm
Diameter of central hole = 50mm ; Diameter small holes = 20mm; Centre of
smaller holes = 150mm from loaded ends
Dimensions on sketch in mm. Sketch NTS.

Axial pressure loading of 20 MPa applied uniformly over each end.

Report: E-mail to c.oceallaigh1@nuigalway.ie by Tuesday 21st October at 1pm

Include:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

Problem description
Brief description of how you developed model (element selection, real
const, mat props, create solid model )
Mesh development with plots of meshes used.
How were loads & BCs applied?
Results. Plot of deformed shape for first mesh. Contour plot of xcomponent stress for final mesh. In table, give max displacement and
max principal stress for each mesh.