Ex.

No : 9 MODAL ANALYSIS OF CANTILEVER BEAM

Date :
AIM
To perform a model analysis of Cantilever beam without load using analysis
software ANSYS.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Modulus of elasticity = 200GPa,

Poisson’s ratio = 0.3,
Density = 7800 Kg/m3.

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
RAM : 8GB
Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo
Operating system : Window 8/9/10/11
Software : ANSYS (Version 2022R1)

PROCEDURE
The three main steps to be involved are,
 Pre Processing
 Solution
 Post Processing
Start - All Programs - ANSYS Mechanical APDL 2022 R1
- Set the Working Directory as E Drive, User; Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. - Click Run.

Pre-processing
 Utility menu: Select File - Change Title - Enter the title (Give title of your choice) in
the window appeared and Click OK.
 Preferences - Structural - Click h-method - Click OK.
 Preprocessor - Element Type - Add/Edit/Delete - Add - Beam - 2 nodes 188 - OK -
Close.
 Preprocessor - Material Properties - Material Models - Structural - Linear
- Elastic - Isotropic - EX=200e9, PRXY=0.27 - OK. Density=7800 - OK - Exit.
  Preprocessor - Sections - Beam - Common Sections - Enter Name as Square,
b=0.01, h=0.01 - Preview - OK.
 Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Keypoints - In Active CS - X=0, Y=0, Z=0
- Apply - X=1, Y=0, Z=0 - OK. Create - Lines - Lines - In Active Coord - Pick
Keypoints 1 & 2 - OK.
 Preprocessor - Meshing - Size Controls - Manual Size - Lines - All Lines
- Element edge length=0.1( 10 elements) - OK. Mesh - Lines - Pick All.
Solution
 Solution - Analysis Type - New Analysis - Model - OK.
 Solution - Analysis Type - Analysis Options - No. of modes to extract=10, No.
of modes to expand=10 - OK - Starting freq=0, Ending freq=100 - OK.
 Solution - Define Loads - Apply - Structural - Displacement - On Keypoints
- Pick Keypoint 1 - Apply - All DOF - OK.
 Solve - Current LS - OK (Solution is done displayed) - Close.
Post Processing
 General Postproc - Read Results - First Set.
 General Postproc - Plot Results - Deformed Shape - Def+undeformed - OK.
 PlotCtrls - Animate - Deformed Shape - Def+undeformed - OK.
 General Postproc - Read Results - Next Set.
 General Postproc - Plot Results - Deformed Shape - Def+undeformed - OK.
 PlotCtrls - Animate - Deformed Shape - Def+undeformed - OK.
 General Postproc - Plot Results - Contour Plot - Nodal Solution - DOF
Solution - Displacement vector sum - OK.
 PlotCtrls - Capture Image - Saved the image.

Set Time/Freq Load Step Sub Step

RESULT
Thus the Model Analysis of Cantilever beam without load for natural
frequency is done by using the ANSYS Software.