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10 Stress Concentration Plane Stress PDF
10 Stress Concentration Plane Stress PDF
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Solid > Quad 4node 42
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Options . . . > K3: Plane strs w/thk
Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add > THK = 0.25
Preprocessor > Material Properties > Structural > Linear > Elastic > Isotropic
EX = 29e6
PRXY=0.33
Preprocessor > Create > Lines > Lines > Straight Line
Pick the keypoints to create the boundary of the rectangular area
Preprocessor > Create > Areas > Circle > Solid Circle
WP X = 5
WP Y = 2
Radius = 1
Preprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Subtract > Areas
Follow the instructions in the ANSYS input window:
Pick base area from which to subtract (the rectangle)
Pick the area to subtract (the circle)
MESH THE MODEL:
Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool > (make sure that “Areas” are to be meshed) Mesh > (pick the body) > OK
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Lines > (pick vertical line on the left) > UX = 0.0 > OK
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Displacement > On Keypoints > pick keypoint 1 (0, 0, 0) > UY = 0.0 > OK
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Pressure > On Lines > pick the vertical line on the right > -10000 > OK
POST PROCESSING:
General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape > Def + undef edge > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > X-direction SX > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Y-direction SY > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Z-direction SZ> OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > XY-shear SXY > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Y-direction SY > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > 1st principal S1 > OK
General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > von Mises SEQV > OK
General Postproc > Path Operations > Define Path > On Working Plane > OK > enter two points in ANSYS input
5, -.25, 0 <enter>
5, 1.25, 0 <enter>
Name the plot something
General Postproc > Path Operations > Map onto Path >
Lab = StressX (just any name)
Item = Stress and Comp = SX
General Postproc > Plot Results > Plot Path Item - On Graph (choose StressX)
REPEAT THE ABOVE USING PLANE82 ELEMENTS (redrawing geometry is not required)
COMPARE THE STRESS IN THE X-DIRECTION (FEA AND ANALYTICAL)
Stress Concentration Factor
3.0
P d
P
H
2.8
2.6
Kt
2.4
2.2
2.0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7
d/H
( )