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ANSYS Tutorials
2D Plane Strain Analysis of a Pressure Vessel
Adapted from Mac Donald, Practical Stress Analysis with Finite Elements,
Glasnevin, 2011, page 327-328

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/Prep7
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Define Element Type - 2D Plane Solid
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ET,1,PLANE183
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Set Element Type Options
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KEYOPT,1,3,2
! Plane Strain behaviour
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Define Material Model
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mp,ex,1,207e9
mp,prxy,1,0.27
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Define the Geometry: An Annulus
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Center at 0,0 inner radius = 0.1, outer radius = 0.12
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start angle = 0, end angle = 90
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CYL4,0,0,0.1,0,0.12,90
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Meshing
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aesize,all,0.001
! set the element area size to 0.001m for all areas
mshape,0,2d
! use quadrilateral 2D elements
mshkey,1
! use mapped meshing
amesh,all
! mesh all areas
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Boundary Conditions
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lsel,s,loc,y,0
! select all lines with a y coordinate of zero
lsel,a,loc,x,0
! additionally select lines with a x coordinate of zero
dl,all,,symm
! place a symmetry boundary condition on all currently s
elected lines
allsel
! select everything
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Apply Loads
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lsel,s,line,,3
! select the line on the inner surface of the vessel
sfl,all,pres,10000,
! apply a pressure load of 10,000 Pa to this line.
allsel
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Save the model and sovle
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SAVE
/sol
SOLVE
FINISH
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Post Processing
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/POST1
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pldisp,1
! plot the deformed shape

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plnsol,s,1,0,1.0
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plnsol,s,2,0,1.0
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plnsol,s,3,0,1.0
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! plot the 1st principal stress

! plot the 2nd principal stress
! plot the 3rd principal stress