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A shallow arch is subjected to a 20,000N force at its midspan. Determine the midspan displacement using both a linear and nonlinear (large-deflection) analysis, then compare the results.

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Loads and Material Properties

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Enter ANSYS in the working directory specified by your instructor using beamarch as the jobname. We recommend building the model using steps 3-12, but if you don't want to, you may resume an existing database (beamarch.db1), then skip to step 13.
Utility Menu > File > Resume from Or issue: RESUME,beamarch,db1

3.

Define 4 keypoints in the global cylindrical system: kp1 at (1270,75), kp2 at (1270,90), kp3 at (1270,105), kp4 at (1270sin45, 90). Kp4 is the orientation keypoint.

Utility Menu > WorkPlane > Change Active CS to > Global Cylindrical
Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Create > Keypoints > In Active CS Utility Menu > Parameters > Angular Units ... Or issue: /PREP7 CSYS,1 K,1,1270,75 K,2,1270,90 K,3,1270,105 *AFUN,DEG K,4,(1270*SIN(45)),90

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4. Define lines (arcs) from keypoints 1 to 2 and keypoints 2 to 3:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Modeling- Create > -Lines- Lines > In Active Coord + Or issue: L,1,2 L,2,3

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5.

Define the element type to be BEAM189, and then define material properties (EX=210e3 MPa):
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > -Constant- Isotropic ... Or issue: ET,1,BEAM189 MP,EX,1,210E3

6.

Constrain the UX, UY, and UZ directions at keypoints 1 and 3, and then constrain only the UZ direction at keypoint 2:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > -Loads- Apply > -Structural- Displacement > On keypoints + Or issue: DK,1,UX,0,,,UY,UZ DK,3,UX,0,,,UY,UZ DK,2,UZ,0

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7. Apply a force of 20,000 N in the negative Y direction at keypoint 2:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > -Loads- Apply > -Structural- Force/Moment > On keypoints + Or issue: FK,2,FY,-20000

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8. Define the beam's section properties:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Sections -Beam- Common Sectns ID = 1 Sub-Type = <rectangle> Offset = Centroid B = 25

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H = 12.5 Or issue: SECTYPE,1,BEAM,RECT SECOFFSET,CENT SECDATA,25,12.5

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9. Assign attributes, including the orientation keypoint, to the lines:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Attributes- Define > All Lines ... MAT = 1 TYPE = 1 BEAM189 SECT = 1 Pick Orientation Keypoint(s) = yes [OK]

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Pick keypoint 4, then [OK] Or issue: LATT,1, ,1, ,4, ,1

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10. Set 10 element divisions on all lines:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Meshing- Size Cntrls > -ManualSize- -Lines- All Lines ... Or issue: LESIZE,ALL,,,10

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11. Mesh all the lines:

Main Menu > Preprocessor > -Meshing- Mesh > Lines + Or issue: LMESH,ALL

12. Turn /ESHAPE on and set /EFACET to two, and then plot the elements:
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Size and Shape ... Or issue: /ESHAPE,1 /EFACET,2 EPLOT

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13. Save the database and obtain the linear solution:
Pick the SAVE_DB button in the Toolbar Main Menu > Solution > -Solve- Current LS Or issue: SAVE /SOLU SOLVE (or select: Utility Menu > File > Save as Jobname.db)

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14. Select node number 2 (mid-span node), then enter POST1 and print the nodal displacements:
Utility Menu > Select > Entities ... Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution ... Or issue: NSEL,S,,,2 /POST1 PRDISP

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Utility Menu > Select > Everything Main Menu > Solution > Soln Control .. Activate Large Displacement Static under Analysis Options Set Number of substeps = 10 [OK]

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15. Select everything and enter the solution processor to solve the nonlinear solution:

Main Menu > Solution > -Solve- Current LS Or issue: ALLSEL /SOLU NLGEOM,1 NSUBST,10 SOLVE

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16. List the displacement of node 2:
Utility Menu > Select > Entities ... Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Nodal Solution ... Or issue: NSEL,S,,,2 /POST1 PRDISP

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Utility Menu > Select > Everything Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Style > Displacement Scaling Main Menu > General Postproc > Plot Results > -Contour Plot- Nodal Solu Or issue: ALLSEL /DSCALE,1,5 PLNSOL,U,Y

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17. Select everything and set displacement scaling to 5, then plot the UY displacement results:

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18. Animate the UY displacement results:
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Animate > Deformed Results Or issue: ANCNTR,10,0.5

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19. Save and exit ANSYS:

Pick the QUIT button in the Toolbar Or issue: FINISH /EXIT

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