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Buckling Analysis of a Column in ANSYS

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DESIGN MODELER

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The information of question

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• Young’s modulus, E = 2.1e5 N/mm2
• Poisson’s ratio, v = 0.3

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• Yield strength =250 N/mm2
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2- Open Workbench

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Open ANSYS workbench and drag and drop static structure

and double click on geometry to lunch design molder
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3- Design Modeler

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4- Sketch

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Select rectangle from draw toolbars then give horizontal and vertical dimension to
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rectangle L:10 mm, w: 10 mm

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5- Extrude

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First click on extrude and select sketch from graphic view. Then give 300 mm
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depth and generate 3d model

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6- Making a New Plane

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7- Geometry-Section 2

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Now we are going to make another rectangle on new plane. Same as previous
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slides. 1- select on new plane 2- draw rectangle in size of L: 15 mm W: 15 mm

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3- Extrude it by 50 mm
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8- Geometry- Section 3

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1- Make another plane 2- draw Sketch L:10
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on highlighted face mm and W: 10 mm

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9- Final model

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Extrude sketch by 300 mm

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STATIC STRUCTURAL

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ANALYSIS
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10- Open Model Section

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11- Mesh

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Right click on mesh and insert In details view select model from
method graphic view then change method
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to Hex Dominant
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10-1 Mesh

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Again click on mesh and change element size form details view to 5 mm
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then click on generate mesh

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11- Boundary condition

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First right click on static structural and then insert Fixed Support. Then in
details view select highlighted view as geometry and click on apply
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12- Force

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Same as previous section insert force and then select other face for applying load
then change define by to component and give 5000 N in Z direction for force
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SOLUTION

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13- Solution

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Right click on solution and
insert total deformation and

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click on solve

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13- Result

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Close Solution
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Linear Buckling

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14- Open Linear Buckling

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14-1 Linear Buckling

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If you enter linear buckling correctly, you should have linear buckling as project
B then double click on Setup
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14-2 linear Buckling

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Click on solve without adding
After solving
any solution
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14-3 Linear Buckling

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After solving, insert total deformation then right click on it and select evaluate
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all results
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15- Load amount

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After selecting evaluate all results, click on solve and you will see load multiplier
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on left side and finally close linear buckling. Do not forget to project
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Finding deformation on critical

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16- Deformation on critical buckling load

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drag and drop static structural on model of linear buckling to find deformation
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on critical buckling load

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17- Boundary condition and Load

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After opening model, insert fixed and force same as previous slides and select
highlighted faces. Critical buckling load was calculated from linear buckling 1030
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N in Z direction
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18-Solution

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Right click on solution and insert total deformation. then solve it.
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FINISH

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