Carnegie Mellon University
Mechanical Engineering

Introduction



The Finite Element Method


ANSYS instruction conventions


Sample problems

    # Problem 1
PART 1
PART 2

1.
Specify Geometry


2.
Specify Element Type and Material Properties

3. Mesh the Object

4. Apply Boundary Conditions and External Loads

5. Generate a Solution

6. Postprocessing

A.Deformed Shape Plot and Extracting nodal Values

B.Print Image

C.Graph Stresses in Cross Section

D.Print Image

7. Interpreting Results

8. Exit the Program




    # Problem 2
    # Problem 3
    # Problem 4
    # Problem 5
    # Problem 6




Contributing Authors:

Chanikarn Benjavitvilai
Arbtip Dheeravongkit
Michael L Arzabe
Christopher Steiling
Joseph F. Chan
Andrew J. Birnbaum


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Last modified: 04/04/05