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ANSYS Work bench solution procedure for FEA HW 1

1) Click ANSYS 11.0 tab on top menu bar of PRO-E WF3 to launch ANSYS 11.0 Work bench. See below figure.

2) An ansys workbench window will open up as follows.

3] Select pro-e file [1], and then select new simulation tab [2] as shown figure below. That will open simulation tab in the ANSYS Work bench environment.

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4] ANSYS workbench simulation environment will look like this

5] The next step will be assignment of material properties to the solid model. Default material will be structural steel To assign material properties click on the bracket [1], in the details of bracket>>Definition>> select material and click on the tab as shown in the above figure [2].

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6] We will import material properties of aluminum alloy as shown below.

A new window will open as shown below. Select Aluminum alloy using mouse and then press OK .

7] Check material properties of the aluminum alloy by clicking the icon

from top menu bar.

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8] Select the static structural analysis type from top menu bar by clicking new analysis tab as shown below. [Click ok to the error message if any].

9] New tabs, which are specific to structural static analysis will appear on top of model tree as shown below.

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10] Now we will apply load on the bearing surface of the model. Click on the loads tab, and select bearing load, At the bottom of the model tree, in detail of bearing load, Geometry tab is highlighted suggesting picking loading surface. Pick the bearing surfaces using LMB + CTRL. Then click apply.

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11] Once we have defined geometry, next step is magnitude of load. Detail of bearing load>Definition> Define by > change selection from vector to Components. And place the value of Fy force as 30000 N as shown below.

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12] Now apply fixed support on the bottom surface of the model as explained below. Click static structural tab in the model tree in left. Pick support tab as shown below, and select fixed support.

Select bottom surface of the bracket using LMB and then press apply.

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13] Click on the solution tab in model tree. Click equivalent (von-Mises) stress.

14] Set convergence criteria for the results as follows. Right click on equivalent stress in the model tree > click on Insert > click on Convergence In the detail of convergence >> Definition >>Allowable change >> keep 5 percent instead of default 20%. See figure below for more illustration.

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15] Select Mesh from the model tree. In the details of the mesh, go to>>advance and change mesh size to 5 mm as shown below

16] Solve the FE model using solve icon on the top menu. 17] Evaluate the computed von-mises stress by clicking equivalent stress in model tree. 18] Repeat the whole procedure for new model/change in model in Pro-E.