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1 The following steps are used in creating the FE model in figure 1 below

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Define Element Type

ANSYS Main Menu Preprocessor Element Type Add/Edit/Delete

The window Element Types, as shown in Figure 1 is opened. Click add. Then the window Library of Element Types, as shown in Figure opens. !elect Solid in the table of Library of Element Types and, then, select 8node 82. Element type reference number is set to 1. Click OK button to close the window Library of Element Types. Click Close button in the window of Figure ".

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Figure + , .ibrar- of Element T-pes

Figure / , "e%t the options button is clic0ed where the 1lane (+ element t-pe are specified

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Figure ) , 1ic0 1lane strs w#th02 because -ou want to add thic0ness to the element. And clic0 3K button.

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Define Element Material Properties

ANSYS Main Menu Preprocessor Material Prop Material Model Structural Linear Elastic Isotropic

Click the abo$e buttons in order and the window Define odel !e"a#iour, as shown in figure " opens.

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%ouble click the following terms in the window& Structural $ linear $ Elastic $%sotropic Then the window of Linear %sotropic &roperties for aterial 'umber 1 opens. 'nput (oung)s modulus of 2()e* to E+ bo* and Poisson ratio of ,.to &.+/ bo*.Then click OK button +Figure ,-.

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Figure 4 , 5indows of .inear Isotropic 1ropert- for material "umber 1

Figure ! , 5indows of .inear Isotropic 1ropert- for material "umber 1 To appl- the thic0ness 6assumed7 of the F.E model2 the following steps are followed, ANSYS Main Menu eal !onstant Add/Edit/Delete

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Figure * abo8e2 Shows the 9eal :onstants Sets 5indow before an- of the constants ha8e been defined and the Element t-pe for 9eal :onstants 5indow which pops up when -ou clic0 Add in the 'efined 9eal :onstants Sets 5indow.

Figure ( , The window abo8e pops up when -ou clic0 3K in the Element t-pe for 9eal :onstants 5indow

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Figure ; , "umber of sets of real constants

ANSYS Main Menu Preprocessor Modellin" !reates Areas ectan"le #y $ corner

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Figure 1 , The following window will come up2 input the figures as seen in the picture abo8e

Figure 11 , :lic0 appl- and the abo8e window will appear 1.1./ Mes% T%e &rame

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ANSYS Main Menu Preprocessor Mes%in" Lines Pic' All

Figure 1+ , 5indows of mesh line

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Apply !onstraints

ANSYS Main Menu Solution Define Loads Apply Structural Displacement (n )eypoints

Figure 1/ , Appl- constraint on 0e-point 1 6 All 'of and clic0 30 7

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Figure 1) , Appl- constraint on 0e-point + 6 <= and clic0 30 7

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Apply Loads

ANSYS Main Menu Solution Define Loads Apply Structural Pressure (n Line

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Figure 14 , Appl- the pressure on .ines 6 clic0 1ic0 All 7

Figure 1! , Enter the . 4 for the load 19ES 8alue

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Figure 1* , The applied loads and constraints now appear

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Sol*e T%e System

ANSYS Main Menu Solution Sol*e !urrent LS

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Figure 1( , The Solution is 'one

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Postprocessin" + T%e esults

,- Plot T%e Deformed S%ape

Figure 1; , 'eformed shape with the ma%imum displacement

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Figure abo8e showing that the final answer for the $a%imum Stress and also 'eflection busing two different method2 which is b- anal-tical and also doing it b- Ans-s.

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$- Plot Principal Stress Distri.ution

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/- 0alue and position of t%e maximum and minimum stress

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Figure +/ , shows the 8on misses stress plot for the beam The color bar shows the displacement at the different nodal points. The colors help indicate where failure will occur first 6the red side72 and blue is where there is minimal stress hence minimal displacement. The 8alue of stress decreases as the colors change as -ou go from right to left as the colors change from red to blue. $a%imum , 1!!.* $inimum , +. 4

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