DEBRE BIRIHAN UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ANSYS WORK BENCH TUTORIAL

BY HABTAMU D.

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 Element Types

1. One-dimensional Elements

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 2. two-dimensional Elements

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 3. Three-dimensional Elements

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 The von Mises Stress

The von Mises stress is the effective or equivalent stress for 2-D and 3-D stress analysis.
For a ductile material, the stress level is considered to be safe, if

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The von Mises stress is defined by

in which σ1, σ2 and σ3 are the three principle stresses at the considered point
in a structure.

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 N.T:

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 3 DIMENSIONAL PROBLEM
Problem Description:

A combination wrench is a convenient tool that is used to apply torque to loosen

or tighten a fastener. The wrench shown below is made of stainless steel and has a
thickness of 3 mm.

Determine
A. the maximum deformation
B. The maximum strain And
C. the distribution of von Mises stresses under the given distributed load and
boundary conditions.
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 Yielding stress =207 MPa
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 EXAMPLE - 2

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Static Structural Analysis of Rack and
Pinion Using ANSYS Software

pinion

rack