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ANSYS TUtorial Day 11 PDF
ANSYS TUtorial Day 11 PDF
Workshop
By Dr.Mohammad Reza Vafaei
Hossein Shad
Hamid Pesaran Behbahani
ANSYS
frame.db Database file (binary). This file stores the geometry, boundary conditions and any
solutions.
frame.dbb Backup of the database file (binary).
frame.err Error file (text). Listing of all error and warning messages.
frame.out Output of all ANSYS operations (text). This is what normally scrolls in the output
window during an ANSYS session.
frame.log Logfile or listing of ANSYS commands (text). Listing of all equivalent ANSYS command
line commands used during the current session. etc...
Depending on the operations carried out, other files may have been written. These files may
contain results, etc.
Select>Entities---Select objects such as nodes,
element type, material properties and etc.
Utility Menu-Select
Utility Menu>>>List
Main Menu >>> Material Props >>> Material Library >>>Select Units
Preprocessor>>Modeling>>>operate>>>Booleans
Boolean Operations
Boolean operations are computations involving combinations of
geometric entities. ANSYS Boolean operations include add,
subtract, intersect, divide, glue, and overlap.
add
...Boolean Operations
Add
Combines two or more entities into one.
Common Pairwise
Intersection Intersection
January 30, 2001
Inventory #001441
9-34
Problem – Stress Concentration in plate
with Central Hole
d = 0.2 m
w d w = 1.0 m
P P l = 3.0 m
t=1 cm
E = 200 GPa
l
= 0.3
P=1 MPa
Procedure Summary 1) Start Ansys
2) Preprocessing (make model)
Specify title
Set analysis preferences
Define element types to be used
Define material properties and real
constants
Generate model geometry
Mesh Geometry
Apply loads and boundary conditions
3) Solution
4) Postprocessing (view results)
View displacements
View stresses
Preprocessing
Toolbar: SAVE_DB
Set Mesh Size Controls
Before creating our mesh (the nodes and elements), we are going to set a parameter to control the size (and number) of
the elements created. We will do this by setting a global size for all the elements. This defines approximately how long
the sides of each element are. We will start by specifying an edge length of 0.05 m. We will later use more powerful
meshing options.
Note: When entering the final data point, click on 'OK' to indicate that you are finished entering keypoints. If you first press
'Apply' and then 'OK' for the final keypoint, you will have defined it twice!
If you did press 'Apply' for the final point, simply press 'Cancel' to close this dialog box.
Form Lines
Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Lines > Lines > In Active Coord
Disappearing Lines Please note that any lines you have created may 'disappear'
throughout your analysis. However, they have most likely NOT been deleted. If
this occurs at any time from the
Utility Menu select: Plot > Lines
Meshing > Mesh > Lines
Plot Numbering: To show the line numbers, keypoint numbers, node
numbers...
Utility Menu >PlotCtrls > Numbering...
Solution Phase: Assigning Loads and Solving
Define Analysis Type
Main Menu>Solution >Analysis Type > New Analysis (STATIC)
Apply Constraints
Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Keypoints
Apply Loads
Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > on Keypoints
Solving The System
Solve > Current LS
Results Using ANSYS
Reaction Forces:
Main Menu>General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
.
Deformation : Main Menu>General Postproc >Plot Results > Deformed
Shape
Deflection: Main Menu>General Postproc >Plot results > Contour Plot >
Nodal Solution (USUM)
List of deflection: General Postproc > List Results >Nodal Solution
For line elements (ie links, beams, spars, and pipes) you will often need to use the
Element Table to gain access to derived data (ie stresses, strains). For this example we should obtain axial stress to
compar with the hand calculations. The Element Table is different for each element, therefore, we need to look a the
help file for LINK1 (Type help link1 into the Input Line). From Table 1.2 in the Help file, we can see that SAXL can
be obtained through the ETABLE, using the item 'LS,1'
As shown above, enter 'SAXL' in the 'Lab' box. This specifies the name of the item you are defining. Next, in the
'Item,Comp' boxes, select 'By sequence number' and 'LS,'. Then enter 1 after LS, in the selection box
Plot the Stresses by selecting Element Table > Plot Elem Table
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Contours > Uniform Contours