Analysis of BEAM (1D problem)

Analysis of beam with I section

STEPS :
1.      Start AnsysAPDL product launcher.

                        Create working directory

                        Job name: analysis of I section.

2.      Go to Preferences – select structural

3.      Preprocessor

a.       Element type – add/edit/delete -  add – beam 188

b.      Real constant – NO NEED TO INPUT FOR BEAM ELEMENT

c.       Material properties – material model – structural – linear – elastic – isotropic- input EX & PRXY(Given)

d.      Sections - beam – common section – Select Section ID 01 – Name I section – select I section & input dimensions.

e.       Modeling – create keypoints – In active coordinate system

KP No:	X	Y	Z
1	0	0	0
2	200	0	0
3	1000	0	0
4	1800	0	0
5	2000	0	0
6	0	500	0

f.       Modeling – create – lines – straight – through keypoints – select keypoints and draw lines as shown in fig.

g.      Meshing – mesh tools

Element attributes – lines – set – set element type, material properties, section etc

Orientation keypoint ON – select lines APPLY – select KP no 6 – APPLY

h.      Mesh tool – size control – lines set – select lines – set num of divisions – APPLY

i.        Mesh tool – mesh select lines – MESH

Ansys MENU – PlotCtrol – Style – Size & shape – Display elements ON

j.        Loads – define loads – Apply – structural – Displacements – on KPs – zero as req in problem.

k.      Loads – define loads – Apply – structural – force – Fy  -500N on KPs 1 & 5.

l.        Loads – define loads – Apply – structural – force – Fy -1000N on KPs 3.

4.      Solution – Solve – Current LS – Solution Done.

5.      General Postproc – Plot results – Deformed shape – dof + unformed

6.      General Postproc – Plot results – nodal solution – Dof – Displacement vector sum.

7.      General Postproc – Plot results – nodal solution – Stress – Von moises Stress.

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