Carnegie Mellon University
  Mechanical Engineering 
   
Introduction
The Finite Element 
Method
ANSYS instruction 
conventions
Sample problems
    # Problem 
1
    # Problem 
2 
    # 
Problem 3
1. 
  Specify 
  Geometry
  
  2. 
   
  Specify Element Type and Material Properties
  
  3. Mesh 
  the Object
  
  4. Apply 
  Boundary Conditions and External Loads
  
  
  A.Boundary 
    Conditions
    
    B.External 
    Loads
  
  5. Generate 
  a Solution
  
  6. 
  Postprocessing
  
  7. Refine 
  the Mesh
  
  8. Interpreting 
  Results
  
  9. Exit 
  the Program
    # 
  Problem 4 
  
        # Problem
  5
  
Contributing 
Authors: 
Chanikarn Benjavitvilai
Arbtip Dheeravongkit
Michael L Arzabe
Christopher Steiling 
Joseph F. Chan 
Andrew J. Birnbaum 
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Last modified: 11/06/03