Manual 4

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Experiment No.

A shaft is made of three parts, as shown in the accompanying figure. Parts AB and CD are made
of the same material with a modulus of rigidity of G = 9.8 x 103 ksi, and each has a diameter of
1.5 in. Segment BC is made of a material with a modulus of rigidity of G = 11.2 x 103 ksi and
has a diameter of 1 in. The shaft is fixed at both ends. A torque of 2400 lb· in is applied at C.
Using three elements, determine the angle of twist at B and C and the torsional reactions at the
boundaries.

Procedure:
Discretization

Divide the shaft into three elements as shown in figure below and calculate polar moment of
inertia for each element.

Working in ANSYS Mechanical APDL

Preferences

ANSY Main Menu – Preferences – STRUCTURAL- h method – Ok

Preprocessor

1. Element type – Add/Edit/Delete – Add – Beam, 2 node 188 – Ok - Close.

2. Material Properties – Material Models – Structural – Linear – Elastic – Orthotropic – add


values of Modulus of elasticity, Poison’s ratio, and Modulus of rigidity for two materials.
3. Sections – Beam- Common Sections – select sub-type and add radii for sections

Section 1 solid shaft with radius 0.75 in


Section 2 solid shaft with radius 0.5 in

4. Modeling – Create – Nodes– In Active CS - Node Number 1, Location in active CS X=0,


Apply (first Node is created) – Node Number 2, Location in active CS, X= 24, Apply
(second Node is created) – Node Number 3, Location in active CS X=42, Apply (third
Node is created)- Node Number 4, Location in active CS X=66- Ok- Close
5. Modeling-Create –Elements- Element Attributes – Material no 1- Section no 1, Ok
6. Modeling-Create –Elements- Auto Numbered – Thru Nodes- Pick Nodes 1 and 2, Ok.
(Element 1 is created)
7. Modeling-Create –Elements- Element Attributes - Material no 2- Section no 2 ,Ok
8. Modeling-Create –Elements- Auto Numbered – Thru Nodes- Pick Nodes 2 and 3, Ok.
(Element 2 is created).
9. Modeling-Create –Elements- Element Attributes - Material no 1- Section no 1 ,Ok
10. Modeling-Create –Elements- Auto Numbered – Thru Nodes- Pick Nodes 3 and 4, Ok.
(Element 3 is created).
11. Loads – Define loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement – On Nodes- pick Node 1 –
Ok –DOFs to be constrained – ALL DOF– Ok.
12. Loads – Define loads – Apply – Structural – Displacement – On Nodes- pick Node 4 –
Ok –DOFs to be constrained – ALL DOF– Ok.
13. Loads – Define loads – Apply – Structural – Force/Moment – on Nodes - pick Node 3 –
Apply – direction of For/Mom – MX – Force/Moment value – 2400 (-ve value) – Ok.
Solution
14. Solution – Solve - current LS – Ok (Solution is done is displayed) – Close.
Postprocessor
15. List Results – Nodal solution – DOF solution - X-component of rotation - Ok (Angle of
twist will be displayed with the node numbers).
16. List Results – Reaction solution – Struct Moment MX – Ok (Values of boundary
reactions will be displayed).
17. Plot Results- Contour Plot - Nodal solution- DOF solution- X component of rotation- Ok.
18. Animation: PlotCtrls – Animate – Deformed shape – def + undeformed- Ok.

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