Experiment Name:
Experiment Aim:
Problem Statement:
Problem Image:
Procedure:
Procedure as follows
From ANSYS Main Menu select Preferences, following window will
appear Click on Structural > ok
Generating Project Name
Enter the value of C/S area as per the given value AREA = .
3. Define the Material Properties
From the ANSYS Main Menu Select Preferences> Material Props>
Material Models. The following window will appear.
Enter the Values of Youngs Modulus (EX) and Poissons Ratio (PRXY)
4. Create Geometry
a. Create Nodes
From the ANSYS Main Menu Select Preference> Modeling> Create>
Nodes> In Active CS. The following window will appear
Create the nodes as per the given dimensions .Do not type anything
in Node number spacing , just click on apply after entering X,Y,Z
coordinates and only Click on OK for the final node coordinates.
b. Join Nodes
Select the nodes you would like to join or enter the node number in
Elements from Nodes window. Click on OK. Element will generate.
After joining the all nodes the generated Truss element will appear
as below.
5. Solution/ Processor
a. Applying Boundary Conditions
From the ANSYS Main Menu select Solution > Define Loads> Apply>
Structural > Displacements. The following window will appear.
Select the node which you would like to apply Boundary Condition.
The following window will appear.
Select the required DOF to be fixed for respective selected node. Click on
OK
b. Applying Force/Moment
From the Solution Menu , Select Solution > Solve > Current LS. The
following will appear.
Just Click on OK and OK. The Solution is done! Will appear. If it is not
appear means some data is missing or anything wrong data entered.
6. Post Processor
a. Deformation
Form the General post processor menu Select General Post Proc >
Plot Results > Deformed Shape. Click on Def + Un def Image > Ok
Deformed Shape image will appear like as above. White line indicates
Original Shape and Blue line indicates after Deformation Shape.
b. Deflection
From the General Post Proc, Select General Post Proc > Plot Results >
Contour Plot > Nodal Solu. The following window will appear.
Select By Sequence Nums form Left Hand Side and SMIC from
Right Hand Side. Type SMIC,1 at the Right Side below. As shown in
above figure.
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Deflection Results
PRINT U NODAL SOLUTION PER NODE
THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM
NODE UX UY UZ USUM
1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
3 0.21866 0.0000 0.0000 0.21866
4 0.21866 -0.18193 0.0000 0.28445
Stress Results
PRINT ELEMENT TABLE ITEMS PER ELEMENT
MINIMUM VALUES
ELEM 5
VALUE -3354.1
MAXIMUM VALUES
ELEM 4
VALUE 2121.3
Reaction Results
PRINT REACTION SOLUTIONS PER NODE
NODE FX FY FZ
1 1500.0 3000.0 0.0000
2 -1500.0 -1500.0 0.0000
TOTAL VALUES
VALUE 0.36380E-11 1500.0 0.0000