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5.3 Academic Example 93

cursor to the plate face and click at it. Click Apply button,
and change Magnitude value to 1200, and hit Enter. If
preferred, mesh can be shown by clicking the Show Mesh
icon on the upper menu bar.

 The problem is now ready to solve for solution. Right click
the Solution item and under Static Structural and select
the Solve tab.
 Click the Solution item, the Deformation tab will appear
on the lower menu bar. Click on this Deformation tab and
Select the Total option, the Total Deformation item will
pop-up beneath the Solution item. Right click at the Total
Deformation item and select Evaluate All Results, the
solution in form of color fringe plot will appear.
 Click the Solution item, the Stress tab will appear on the
lower menu bar. Click on this Stress tab and Select the
Equivalent (von-Mises) option, the Equivalent Stress
item will pop-up beneath the Solution item. Right click at
the Equivalent Stress item and select Evaluate All
Results, the solution in form of color fringe plot will appear
as shown in the figure.