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190 • Index
constraints, 113 distributed loads on beam
deformation, 115 elements. See also beam
element density, 113 elements, static analysis
element material properties, 113 analysis type, 118
gravity, 113–114 constraints, 118
keypoints, 112 deformation, 119–120
lines, creating, 113 element material properties, 117
meshing, 113 element types, 116
preprocessor menu, 112 keypoints, 116
real constants, 113 lines, 116
solving, 115 loads, applying, 118–119
title, giving, 112 meshing, 117
type of element, 113 plot elements, 117–118
bracket (plane problem). See area preprocessor menu, opening, 116
elements, static analysis real constants, 117
buckling analysis, 11 solving, 119
title, giving, 116
C dynamic analysis. See transient
CAD model, 66–68 dynamic analysis
compatibility equation, 19
component design (static analysis) E
ANSYS solution, 148–153 elasticity equations
constraints, 147 one dimension, 20
geometry, 147 plane strain, 21
loading, 147 plane stress, 20–21
material properties, 147 strain-displacement relationship,
methodology, 148 19
composites, 12 stress equilibrium equations,
computational mechanics, 1 17–18
contact problems, 11–12 stress-strain relationships, 19–20
Cramer’s rule, 22–23 elementary beam theory, 49
element characteristic matrix
D direct method, 27
differentiating a matrix, 16 variational method, 28
direct-coupled field (thermal weighted residual methods, 28
analysis) element real constants, 57–59
ANSYS solution, 177–184 engineering analysis, 13
loads and material properties,
177 F
direct (equilibrium) method, 27 fatigue, 13
bar element formulation, 31–33 fatigue analysis, 9
spring element equations, 28–31 FEA program, 7–8
discretization error, 50–51 finite difference method, 4
displacement/stiffness method, 26 finite element analysis (FEA)