Nyquist / Haghighi ABE 601

ANSYS Tutorial
Applying a Transient Load Function
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a function in ANSYS and apply it as a pressure load for a
transient analysis.

(Go to Main Menu)

Preprocessor
Element Type
Add/Edit/Delete
Add
Structural Solid & Triangle 6node 2 & OK
Close

Material Props
Material Models & Structural & Linear & Elastic & Isotropic & OK
(Click inside the EX box) 3e7
(Click inside the NUXY box) 0.3 & OK
Close Material Models window

Modeling
Create
Areas
Rectangle
By Dimensions
(Click X1 box) 0 (Click X2 box) 10
(Click Y1 box) 0 (Click Y2 box) 10 & OK

Circle
By Dimensions
(Click RAD1 Box) 1 & OK

Operate
Booleans
Subtract
Areas
(Click on base area from which to subtract) Click A1 (rectangle) & Apply
(Click on area to be subtracted) Click A2 (circle) & OK

(GoTo Main Menu)

Preprocessor
Meshing
MeshTool
Click on the Lines SET button
(Pick All) & OK
(Click the SIZE box) 0.5 & OK

Click the Mesh button

(Pick the problem area) & OK

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Solution
Define Loads
Apply
Structural
Displacement
Symmetry B.C
On Lines
(Pick lines X=0 & Y=0 and then click) OK

(Go to Utility Menu)

Parameters
Functions
Define/Edit… (Function Editor Opens)
Function Type (Choose Single Equation)
Result = 5000*sin(PI/4*{TIME})

File
Save
Name it Load5000.func & Save

Close

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Parameters
Functions
Read from File…
Select load5000.func & Open
(Function loader Appears)
Table Parameter Name: Sin5000 & OK

(Go to Main Menu)

Solution
Define Loads
Apply
Structural
Pressure
On Lines
Select Line 2 & OK
Apply Pressure on lines as: Choose Existing Table
OK

Existing Table: Click on Sin5000 & OK

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Solution
Analysis Type

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New Analysis
Choose Transient & OK
Choose Full & OK

Sol’n Controls
Basic Tab
Time at end of loadstep: 16
Click on Time Increment
Time step size: 1
Frequency: Choose Write every substeps

Transient Tab
Choose Ramped Loading & OK

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Solve
Current LS

Reviewing Transient Results

(Go to Main Menu)

General Postproc
Results Summary
(16 substeps listed)

Read Results
By Pick
(select the substep of interest) & READ
Close

Plot Results
Contour Plot
(Choose the plots of interest)

(Go to Main Menu)

TimeHist Postpro
Time History Variables Window appears:

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Add Data Button

Graph Data Button

Click Add Data button

Add Time-History Variable Window Appears
Choose Nodal Solution
Stress
Von Mises & OK

Choose a node on the model to examine & OK

Click Graph Data button