Finite Element Analysis

Experiment 1

Aim: Analysis of a cantilever beam.

Procedure:

Step 0: Open Ansys Workbench (Student Version);

Step 1: Ansys Workbench > Project interface;

Step 2: Toolbox > Analysis systems > Static Structural;

Step 3: Static Structural > Engineering Data > Structural steel;

Step 4: Static Structural > Geometry > Import Geometry (Beam);

Step 5: Static Structural > Model > Mechanical;

Step 6: Mechanical > Geometry > Details;

Step 7: Mechanical > Mesh > Generate Mesh;

Step 8: Mechanical > Static structural > Environment > Supports > Fixed Support > Select
face;

Step 9: Mechanical > Static structural > Environment > Loads > Pressure > Select face >
Direction (Normal/Vector/Components) > Magnitude (1 MPa);

Step 10: Mechanical > Solution > Deformation (Total/Directional), Stress (Equivalent stress);

Step 11: Solution > Evaluate all results;

Step 12: Solution > Total Deformation > Graphics window for results > Animation of
Deformation;

Step 13: Solution > Directional Deformation > Graphics window for results > Details >
Orientation (select axis along which force is applied) > Animation of Deformation;

Step 14: Solution > Equivalent stress > Graphics window for results > Animation of
Deformation;

Step 15: Save the project;

Step 16: Project interface > All cells successfully complete

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Preprocessing: Analyze the cantilever beam shown in the figure for Total deformation,
Directional deformation, and Equivalent (Von Mises) stress.

(Material: Structural steel, Material behavior: Flexible)

Processing:

a) Total Deformation:

b) Directional Deformation:
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c) Equivalent Deformation:

Post Processing:

In this experiment, a cantilever beam with dimensions of 100mm x 10mm x 10mm

was fixed from one end with the downward pressure of 1 Mpa applied to the above surface.
a) At the free end, the total deformation is minimum, while at the fixed end, it is
maximum.
b) During directional deformation, the maximum deformation occurs at the free end and
the minimum deformation occurs at the fixed end.
c) The upper and lower ends of the fixed end experience the greatest equivalent
deformation, while the free end experiences the least.