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 Introduction
 
 
 The Finite Element Method
 
 
 ANSYS instruction conventions
 
 
 Sample problems
 
 # Problem 
          1
 
 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
 
 7. Refine the Mesh
 
 8. 
          Interpreting Results
 
 9. Exit the Program
 
  
              # Problem 
          2 
           
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Contributing 
          Authors:
 Arbtip Dheeravongkit
 Michael L Arzabe
 Christopher Steiling
 Joseph F. Chan
 Andrew J. Birnbaum
 
 Please Send Feedback to:
 arbtip@andrew.cmu.edu
 
 Last modified: 11/1/00
 
 
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