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The document provides an introduction to static structural analysis in ANSYS. It discusses the origins and founders of ANSYS, the assumptions and equations of linear static structural analysis, how to define geometry, point masses, material properties, analysis settings, and results in ANSYS. ANSYS is engineering simulation software used for multiphysics product design and testing that was founded in 1970 by John Swanson.

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The document provides an introduction to static structural analysis in ANSYS. It discusses the origins and founders of ANSYS, the assumptions and equations of linear static structural analysis, how to define geometry, point masses, material properties, analysis settings, and results in ANSYS. ANSYS is engineering simulation software used for multiphysics product design and testing that was founded in 1970 by John Swanson.

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Experiment NO.

02
Objective:

Introduction to ANSYS and Static Structural


Theory:
Ansys, Inc. is an American company based in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It develops and
markets multiphasic engineering simulation software for product design, testing and operation
and offers its products and services to customers worldwide. Ansys was founded in 1970
by John Swanson. Swanson sold his interest in the company to venture capitalists in 1993.
Ansys went public on NASDAQ in 1996. In the 2000s, Ansys acquired numerous other
engineering design companies, obtaining additional technology for fluid dynamics, electronics
design, and other physics analysis. Ansys became a component of the NASDAQ-100 index on
December 23, 2019.

Origins:
The idea for Ansys was first conceived by John Swanson while working at the Westinghouse
Astronuclear Laboratory in the 1960s. At the time, engineers performed finite element
analysis (FEA) by hand. Westinghouse rejected Swanson's idea to automate FEA by developing
general purpose engineering software, so Swanson left the company in 1969 to develop the
software on his own. He founded Ansys under the name Swanson Analysis Systems Inc. (SASI)
the next year, working out of his farmhouse in Pittsburgh.

Static Structure Analysis:


For a linear static structural analysis, the displacements {x} are solved for in the matrix equation
below:

[K]{x}= {F}
Assumptions:
– [K] is constant
• Linear elastic material behavior is assumed
• Small deflection theory is used
• Some nonlinear boundary conditions may be included
– {F} is statically applied
• No time-varying forces are considered
• No inertial effects (mass, damping) are included
• It is important to remember these assumptions related to linear static
analysis.

Geometry:
In structural analyses, all types of bodies supported by Simulation may be used.
• For surface bodies, thickness must be supplied in the “Details” view of the “Geometry”
branch.
• The cross-section and orientation of line bodies are defined within DesignModeler and are
imported into Simulation automatically.

Point mass:
A Point Mass can be added to a model (Geometry branch) to simulate parts of the structure not
explicitly modeled:
– A point mass is associated with surface(s) only.
– The location can be defined by either:
• (x, y, z) coordinates in any user-defined Coordinate System.
• Selecting vertices/edges/surfaces to define location.
– Point mass is affected by “Acceleration,” “Standard Earth Gravity,” and “Rotational Velocity”.
No other loads affect a point mass.
– The mass is ‘connected’ to selected surfaces assuming no stiffness between them.
– No rotational inertial terms are present.

Material properties:
Young’s Modulus and Poisson’s Ratio are required for linear static structural analyses:
– Material input is handled in the “Engineering Data” application.
– Mass density is required if any inertial loads are present.
– Thermal expansion coefficient is required if a uniform temperature load is applied.
– Thermal conductivity is NOT required for uniform temperature conditions.
– Stress Limits are needed if a Stress Tool result is present.
– Fatigue Properties are needed if Fatigue Tool result is present.
• Requires Fatigue Module add-on license.

Analysis setting:
The “Analysis Settings” details provide general control over the solution process:
• Step Controls:
– Manual and auto time stepping controls.
– Specify the number of steps in an analysis and an end “time” for each step.
– “Time” is a tracking mechanism in static analyses
• Solver Controls:
– Two solvers available (default program chosen):
• Direct solver (Sparse solver in ANSYS).
• Iterative solver (PCG solver in ANSYS).
– Weak springs:
• Simulation tries to anticipate underconstrained models.

Result and postprcessing:


Numerous structural results are available:
– Directional and total deformation.
– Components, principal, or invariants of stresses and strains.
– Contact output.
– Reaction forces.
• In Simulation, results may be requested before or after solving.
– If you solve a model then request results afterwards, click on the “Solve”
button , and the results will be retrieved.
– A new solution is not required.

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