BEAM189

Problemstatement: A cantilever beam is subjected to a concentrated load of 500 lb at its free end as shown. The beam is made of steelwithE=29(10)6psiand=0.3.Determine... a. Themaximumdeflection b. Themaximumstressdevelopedinthebeam

ANSYSProcedure:
1. Preprocessor>Elementtype>Add/Edit/Delete>Add>Beam3node189 2. Preprocessor>Materialproperties> Materialmodels> Structural>Linear>Elastic >Isotropic Enter EX = 29 10 andPRXY=0.30 3. Preprocessor>Sections>Beam>CommonSections> (ID=1,Name=Tshaped,Pickshape,enterW1,W2,t1andt2,coarsefine=0) 4. Preprocessor>Sections>Beam>CommonSections>Preview

5. Preprocessor>Modeling>Create>Keypoints>InactiveCS Keypoint Xcoordinate Ycoordinate Zcoordinate 1 0 0 0 2 60 0 0 3 30 10 0 6. Preprocessor>Create>Lines>Straightlines(Clickonkeypoints1and2tomakeline1) 7. Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh tool > Element attributes > Lines > Set > Choose line > OK > Pick Orientationkeypoints(checkYes)>Apply>Pickkeypoint3>OK

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Preprocessor>Meshing>Sizecntrls>ManualSize>Lines>Alllines>NDIV=20>OK Preprocessor>Meshing>Mesh>Lines>PickAll Utilitymenu:List>Lines>OrientationKPs Utilitymenu:Plotctrls>Numbering(Turnelementnumberingon) Utilitymenu:Plot>Multiplots

13. Utilitymenu:List>Elements>Nodesandattributes

14. Utilitymenu:List>Nodes 15. Utilitymenu:Pan,Zoom,Rotate>ClickonISO>Close 16. Utilitymenu:Plotctrls>Style>Sizeandshape>Selecttheradiobuttonnextto/ESHAPE>OK

Applyingloads 17. Solution>Defineloads>Apply>Structural>Displacement>Onkeypoints>(Pickfirstkeypointandfixall DOF) 18. Solution > Define loads > Apply > Structural > Force /Moment > On key points > (Pick key point at the end of thebeamandapplyFy=500)

19. Solution>solve>currentLS Postprocessing 20. GeneralPostproc>Plotresults>DeformedShape>Def+Undefedge

21. GeneralPostproc>ContourPlot>ElementSolu>Stress>xComponentofstress>OK

Summaryofresults: a. Maximumdeflection:2.564in b. Maximum stress developed in the beam is 96,512 psi (compressive) at the bottom of the web at fixed end.
ThistutorialwasdevelopedbyDavidHallandSaiRaviKanthTummala2008