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Goal
This Lecture aims to obtain natural frequencies and mode shapes
Problem Description
Problem:
Obtain natural frequencies and mode shapes of
squared isotropic plate with fixed boundary
conditions using ANSYS Modal analysis
Material: Aluminum
Material Parameter
SI units
English units
Youngs modulus
73.1 GPa
10.6 MSI
Density
2780 Kg/m3
2.6*10-4 lb.sec2/in4
Poissons ratio
0.3
0.3
Geometry Parameter
SI units (m)
Length (a)
0.3
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Width (b)
0.3
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Thickness (h)
6.35*10-3
0.25
Be careful of this!!
Plate Size:
We will use
English units
ANSYS Environment
Utility Menu: File controls, plotting, selecting parameters, etc.
Input line: Allows you to type in commands directly
Toolbar: Used to open and save ANSYS jobs.
Main Menu: The place you will use a lot. Preprocessing, Solution and Postprocessing
Graphics window:
Where the model,
Postprocessing and
results will appear.
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You can test
other options
available and
compare with
theoretical
results
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Take care of
your units!
2,3,4,5
10.6e6
equals to
10.6 MSI
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Take care of
your units!
2.6e-4 equals
to 2.6*10-4
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Build Geometry - 1
Main Menu: Preprocessor >> Modeling >> Create >>Volumes >> Block >> By dimensions
Type in your plate dimensions in x,y and z coordinates and hit OK.
Other Modeling procedure ??
Try keypoints, lines, areas and end up with volume
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Build Geometry - 2
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Meshing
Meshing is the most essential step in FEA modeling. It means that use the element type you
specified to fill in (mesh) your solid model with nodes and elements.
Important You need nodes and elements for the finite element solution NOT just the
solid model weve just created. The solid model does NOT participate in the FEA solution.
Meshing
Solid Model
FEA Model
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Meshing: 1- Attribution
Main Menu: Preprocessor >> Meshing >> Mesh Attributes >>Picked volumes
Click on the Solid model
Click on the
solid model
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Meshing: 1- Attribution
Main Menu: Preprocessor >> Meshing >> Mesh Attributes >>Picked volumes
When you click on the solid model its color will turn into Purple
Now, hit OK
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Meshing: 1- Attribution
Main Menu: Preprocessor >> Meshing >> Mesh Attributes >>Picked volumes
Volume attributes window: OK
Here we specify which material and/or element type to use. In our case, it should look like:
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Hit OK
Turn this ON
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To plot volumes:
Utility Menu: Plot
>> Volumes
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Constraint application
Applying constraint involves two steps:
Select required nodes based on the problem specifications 0.25 at corners
Add constraints in our case all directions (all DOF).
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Constraint application
corner 1 nodes selection
1 select nodes at
the bottom of the
plate
2 reselect nodes at
required location in
x-direction
3 reselect nodes at
required location in
y-direction
Top view
y
x
z
Side view
x
Bottom of the plate
z =0
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Apply constraints
Main Menu: Solution >> Define Loads >> Apply >> Structural >> Displacement >>
On Nodes
Pick All
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Apply constraints
In the Box appears
All DOF
Value = 0
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Apply constraints
In the Box appears
All DOF
Value = 0
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y
x
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Constraint application
corner 1 nodes selection
1 select nodes at
the bottom of the
plate
2 reselect nodes at
required location in
x-direction
3 reselect nodes at
required location in
y-direction
Top view
x
z
Side view
x
Bottom of the plate
z =0
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Apply constraints
Main Menu: Solution >> Define Loads >> Apply >> Structural >> Displacement >>
On Nodes
Pick All
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Apply constraints
In the Box appears
All DOF
Value = 0
Apply constraints
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Apply Constraints
Similar procedure can be followed to constrain corner 3 and
corner 4.
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Postprocessing step
As discussed previously ANSYS has three main analysis step:
Preprocessing
Solution
Postprocessing
DONE!
DONE!
We are here!
In PostProcessing step:
List Natural Frequencies
Select mode shape you want to see
Plot it!
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Everything youve
done is here