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CONTENTS

Preface iii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Solving Engineering Problems 1
1.1.1 Problem Ingredients 2
1.1.2 Solution Methods 3
1.2 Finite Element Method 4
1.2.1 What is the Finite Element Method? 4
1.2.2 Finite Element Method Procedure 5
1.3 ANSYS Software 6
1.3.1 ANSYS Workbench 7
1.3.2 Screen and Tool Bars 7
1.3.3 Analyzing steps 9
1.4 Advantages of Finite Element Method 11

Chapter 2 Truss Analysis 13

2.1 Basic Equations 13
2.1.1 Differential Equation 13
2.1.2 Related Equations 14
2.2 Finite Element Method 15
2.2.1 Finite Element Equations 15
2.2.2 Element Types 15
2.3 Academic Example 17
2.3.1 Two Truss Members in One Dimension 17
2.3.2 Two Truss Members in Two Dimensions 29
2.4 Application 39
2.4.1 Twenty-one Truss Members in Two Dimensions 39
Chapter 3 Beam Analysis 41

3.1 Basic Equations 42
3.1.1 Differential Equation 42
3.1.2 Related Equations 42
3.2 Finite Element Method 43
3.2.1 Finite Element Equations 43
3.2.2 Element Types 43