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Introduction

ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of mechanical problems. A finite element solution may be broken into the following three stages. The amount of detail required will depend on the dimensionality of the analysis (i.e. 1D, 2D, axisymmetric, 3D) and finally solve the resulting set of equations.

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Introduction

ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of mechanical problems. A finite element solution may be broken into the following three stages. The amount of detail required will depend on the dimensionality of the analysis (i.e. 1D, 2D, axisymmetric, 3D) and finally solve the resulting set of equations.

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2/17/2011 Introduction

ANSYS BASIC INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED POSTPROC. COMMAND PRINTABLE


UofA ANSYS Tutorial
UTILITIES TUTORIALS TUTORIALS TUTORIALS TUTORIALS LINE FILES VERSION

Introduction
Introduction
Starting up ANSYS
ANSYS is a general purpose finite element modeling package for numerically solving a wide variety of
ANSYS Environment
mechanical problems. These problems include: static/dynamic structural analysis (both linear and non-linear),
ANSYS Interface heat transfer and fluid problems, as well as acoustic and electro-magnetic problems.
Convergence Testing In general, a finite element solution may be broken into the following three stages. This is a general guideline that
Saving/Restoring Jobs can be used for setting up any finite element analysis.

ANSYS Files 1. Preprocessing: defining the problem; the major steps in preprocessing are given below:
Printing Results
Define keypoints/lines/areas/volumes
Define element type and material/geometric properties
Working with Pro/E Mesh lines/areas/volumes as required
The amount of detail required will depend on the dimensionality of the analysis (i.e. 1D, 2D, axi-
symmetric, 3D).
Index

2. Solution: assigning loads, constraints and solving; here we specify the loads (point or pressure),
contraints (translational and rotational) and finally solve the resulting set of equations.
Contributions

Comments
3. Postprocessing: further processing and viewing of the results; in this stage one may wish to see:
Lists of nodal displacements
MecE 563 Element forces and moments
Mechanical Engineering
Deflection plots
Stress contour diagrams
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