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Problem:
Assuming that the compression members of the truss showing in the figure will not buckle, find the minimum cross sectional area of each member using an allowable stress of 50 MPa. The dimensions are OB = BC = 5 meters, AB = 6 meters. The force is F = 500 kN. Take E = 207 GPa.
Joseph Shigley and Charles Mischke. Mechanical Engineering Design 5th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, May 2002.
Truss Optimization
Overview
Tutorial Overview
This tutorial is divided into six parts: 1) Tutorial Basics 2) Problem Planning 3) Log File 4) Solution 5) Optimization 6) Hand Calculations
Audience
This tutorial assumes familiarity of ANSYS 8.0; therefore, it does not go into step by step detail.
Prerequisites
1) ANSYS 8.0 in house Structural Tutorial 2) Completion of three or more Basic Machine Design Tutorials
Objectives
1) Write a log file to build the model 2) Use the ANSYS optimization tool to minimize the cross sectional area of each truss member 3) Calculate a percent error between the ANSYS solution and the theoretical solution
Outcomes
1) Learn how to set up the problem before starting Ansys 2) Increase familiarity with the graphical user interface (GUI) 3) Learn how to create and mesh more complex geometries 4) Increase familiarity with post processing tools
Truss Optimization
Tutorial Basics
In this tutorial: Instructions appear on the left. Visual aids corresponding to the text appear on the right. All commands on the toolbars are labeled. However, only operations applicable to the tutorial are explained. The instructions should be used as follows: Bold > Text in bold are buttons, options, or selections that the user needs to click on > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/DeleteFile would mean to follow the options as shown to the right to get you to the Element Types window Text in italics are hints and notes Click on the left mouse button Click on the middle mouse button Click on the right mouse button
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