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ANSYS Module #4 - Noncircular Torsion

The document describes an ANSYS simulation to analyze noncircular torsion in a rectangular solid bar. It provides instructions to build a 3D model of the bar, apply a torque load, solve the model, and output the results. Students are asked to calculate theoretical shear stresses and angle of twist, compare them to ANSYS results, and submit their printed results with a percent error analysis.

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ANSYS Module #4 - Noncircular Torsion

The document describes an ANSYS simulation to analyze noncircular torsion in a rectangular solid bar. It provides instructions to build a 3D model of the bar, apply a torque load, solve the model, and output the results. Students are asked to calculate theoretical shear stresses and angle of twist, compare them to ANSYS results, and submit their printed results with a percent error analysis.

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ME 349 ANSYS Module #4: Noncircular Torsion

The purpose of this lab is to investigate noncircular torsion. Using the cross-section
shown to the right (Shigley, Example 3-12), we will use ANSYS to create a rectangular
solid bar, apply a torque to the end, and check the shear stress in the part. The
dimensions of the cross-section are h = 1 in., t = ⅛ in., and the length of the bar is
L = 12 in. The torque can be applied as a force couple with 60 pounds applied at the
top and bottom corners.

Step 1 – Setup
1. Start ANSYS (Engineering Programs → ANSYS 18.1 → Mechanical APDL Product
Launcher 18.1)
2. Use C:\Temp for the working directory, and set the jobname → Run
3. Set the title to your name
4. Enter the Preprocessor, select Element type
5. Select Add/Edit/Delete → Add → Solid → Tet 10node 187 → OK
6. Select Material Properties from the Preprocessor menu
7. Select Material Models → Structural → Linear → Elastic → Isotropic
8. Set EX to30E6 and PRXY to 0.3 → OK

Step 2 – Building the Model


1. Create the cross-section view
a. Modeling → Create → Areas → Rectangle → By Dimensions
b. Enter the X and Y coordinates for the bottom left and top right corners → OK
Note: Coordinates are entered in columns (x on top row, y on bottom row)
c. Modeling → Operate → Extrude → Areas → Along Normal
d. Pick the area → OK
e. Enter the extrude length → OK
f. Select the isometric view to check the shape
2. Setting the element mesh size
a. Meshing → Size Controls → Manual Size → Global → Size
b. Set SIZE Element Edge Length to 0.125 → OK
3. Meshing the bar
a. Meshing → Mesh → Volumes → Free
b. Select the volume →OK

Step 3 – Adding Loads and Boundary Conditions to the Model


1. Add loads to the structure
a. Click on Define Loads under the Solution menu
b. Define Loads → Apply → Structural → Displacement → On Areas
c. Select the back right cross-section → OK
d. Set all degrees of freedom to 0 → OK
e. Define Loads → Apply → Structural → Force/Moment → On Keypoints
f. On the front left cross-section (opposite end of constraints), select the keypoint in the top
right corner → OK
g. Enter a value of –60 in the x-direction → Apply
h. On the front area, select the keypoint in the bottom left corner → OK
i. Enter a value of +60 in the x-direction → OK

Step 4 – Solving the Model and Displaying the Results


1. Select Solution → Solve → Current LS → OK
2. To examine the shear stress on the side of the bar, select General PostProc → Plot Results →
Contour Plot → Nodal Solu → Stress → YZ shear stress → OK
a. Set the view to the isometric view
b. Select General PostProc → Query Results → Subgrid Solu and select Stress → YZ shear and
pick a point near the middle of the side
c. Print the plot (PlotCtrls → Capture Image) showing the point that you picked
When done, save the file, move the jobname.db file from the C:\Temp directory to your P drive and
delete the rest of the files in the C:\Temp directory.

Assignment:
Hand in your printed results along with a comparison of the results on a separate page of
engineering paper:
1. Do a hand calculation of the theoretical shear stress and angle of twist using the equations for
rectangular cross-sections. (Recall: G = E/(2(1+ν))
2. Do a hand calculation of the theoretical shear stress and angle of twist using the open thin-
walled section formula.
3. Calculate the percent error of the ANSYS results for the shear stress and angle
of twist in both cases. Approximate the angle of twist φ, from the maximum
displacement (DMX) in the ANSYS results.

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