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Analysis of a Bicycle frame Using Ansys

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Task-1

1.1 Create the FE model of the given frame ad discuss the procedure used

Model of the Bicycle frame

FE Model of the Bicycle frame

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1.2 Discuss material Model, real constant and element used in analysis

Preferences

1. Go to Main Menu -> Preferences

2. Check the box that says Structural

3. Click OK

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1. Element type:

Preprocessor -> Element Type -> Add/Edit/Delete -> Pipe -> Elast Straight16

PIPE 16

PIPE16 is a uniaxial element with tension-compression, torsion, and bending capabilities. The element has six degrees of freedom at two nodes: translations in the nodal x, y, and z directions and rotations about the nodal x, y, and z axes. This element is based on the 3-D beam element and includes simplifications due to its symmetry and standard pipe geometry.

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Real Constants

In the Preprocessor menu, select Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete

Click Add... and select 'Type 1 PIPE16' (actually it is already selected).

Click on 'OK'.

Enter the following geometric properties:

Outside diameter OD: 25

Wall thickness TKWALL: 2

This defines an outside pipe diameter of 25mm and a wall thickness of 2mm.

Click on 'OK'.

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Material Properties

o In the 'Preprocessor' menu select Material Props > Material Models...

o Double click Structural > Linear > Elastic and select 'Isotropic' (double click

on it)

o Close the 'Define Material Model Behavior' Window.

We are going to give the properties of Aluminum. Enter the following field:

EX 70000

PRXY 0.35

o Set these properties and click on 'OK'.

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Defining Key points

o Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Key points > In Active CS

Key point -1

(0,300,0)

Key Point-2

(0,400,0)

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Key Point-3

(500,400,0)

Key Point-4

(400,0,0)

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Key Point-5

(750,0,50)

Key point – 6

(750, 0,-50)

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Defining lines

o Select: Preprocessor > Modeling> Create > Lines > Lines > Straight Line.

o Connect all lines

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1.3 Present meshed FE model and discuss the type of meshing used

Mesh Size

o In the Preprocessor menu select Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines >

All Lines

o Enter 10 for Element edge length

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Mesh

Now the frame can be meshed.

o In the 'Preprocessor' menu select Meshing > Mesh > Lines and click 'Pick All' in

the 'Mesh Lines' Window

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1.4 Explain the Boundary Conditions used for the analysis

Constrains

1. Apply Constraints

o In the Solution menu, select Define Loads > Apply > Structural >

Displacement > On Key points

o Choose Key Points 1, 5 and 6

o Select 'All DOF' by clicking on it and enter '0' in the Value field

o Click 'OK'.

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Applying Loads

1. Apply Loads

There is a vertically downward load of 1025N at the top of the bar

o In the Structural menu, select Force/Moment > on Key points

o Choose Key point 3

o Click on the 'Direction of force/mom' at the top and select FY.

o Enter a value of -1025 in the 'Force/moment value' box and click 'OK'

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1.5 Present the post processing conditions used for analysis

Solving the System

We now tell ANSYS to find the solution:

o Solution > Solve > Current LS

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1. Deformation

Plot Results > Deformed Shape... 'Def + undef edge

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2. Deflections

General Postproc > Plot Results > (-Contour Plot-) Nodal Solution select 'DOF solution' 

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3. Stress

o General Postproc > Element Table > Define Table ...

o Select 'Add'

o Select 'Stress' and 'von Mises'

o Element Table > Plot Elem Table

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Textual Form

***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 1 -0.11615E-06-0.11956E-06-0.29314E-21 0.16669E-06 2 -0.10369E-06-0.38071E-09 0.25647E-22 0.10369E-06 3 -0.11584E-06-0.11902E-06-0.34522E-21 0.16609E-06 4 -0.11553E-06-0.11763E-06-0.39195E-21 0.16488E-06 5 -0.11522E-06-0.11545E-06-0.43350E-21 0.16311E-06 6 -0.11491E-06-0.11254E-06-0.47006E-21 0.16084E-06 7 -0.11460E-06-0.10894E-06-0.50181E-21 0.15812E-06 8 -0.11428E-06-0.10473E-06-0.52892E-21 0.15501E-06 9 -0.11397E-06-0.99954E-07-0.55157E-21 0.15159E-06 10 -0.11366E-06-0.94671E-07-0.56995E-21 0.14792E-06 11 -0.11335E-06-0.88939E-07-0.58423E-21 0.14408E-06 12 -0.11304E-06-0.82816E-07-0.59459E-21 0.14013E-06 13 -0.11273E-06-0.76358E-07-0.60122E-21 0.13615E-06 14 -0.11242E-06-0.69623E-07-0.60429E-21 0.13223E-06 15 -0.11210E-06-0.62667E-07-0.60398E-21 0.12843E-06 16 -0.11179E-06-0.55548E-07-0.60047E-21 0.12483E-06 17 -0.11148E-06-0.48323E-07-0.59394E-21 0.12150E-06 18 -0.11117E-06-0.41050E-07-0.58457E-21 0.11851E-06 19 -0.11086E-06-0.33784E-07-0.57254E-21 0.11589E-06 20 -0.11055E-06-0.26584E-07-0.55802E-21 0.11370E-06 21 -0.11023E-06-0.19506E-07-0.54121E-21 0.11195E-06 22 -0.10992E-06-0.12608E-07-0.52227E-21 0.11064E-06 23 -0.10961E-06-0.59470E-08-0.50140E-21 0.10977E-06 24 -0.10930E-06 0.42014E-09-0.47875E-21 0.10930E-06 25 -0.10899E-06 0.64362E-08-0.45453E-21 0.10918E-06 26 -0.10868E-06 0.12044E-07-0.42890E-21 0.10934E-06 27 -0.10837E-06 0.17187E-07-0.40205E-21 0.10972E-06 28 -0.10805E-06 0.21806E-07-0.37415E-21 0.11023E-06 29 -0.10774E-06 0.25847E-07-0.34538E-21 0.11080E-06 30 -0.10743E-06 0.29250E-07-0.31593E-21 0.11134E-06 31 -0.10712E-06 0.31960E-07-0.28598E-21 0.11179E-06 32 -0.10681E-06 0.33918E-07-0.25569E-21 0.11206E-06 33 -0.10650E-06 0.35068E-07-0.22526E-21 0.11212E-06 34 -0.10618E-06 0.35353E-07-0.19486E-21 0.11192E-06 35 -0.10587E-06 0.34715E-07-0.16467E-21 0.11142E-06 36 -0.10556E-06 0.33097E-07-0.13487E-21 0.11063E-06 37 -0.10525E-06 0.30443E-07-0.10565E-21 0.10956E-06 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 38 -0.10494E-06 0.26695E-07-0.77170E-22 0.10828E-06

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39 -0.10463E-06 0.21795E-07-0.49623E-22 0.10687E-06 40 -0.10432E-06 0.15688E-07-0.23185E-22 0.10549E-06 41 -0.10400E-06 0.83148E-08 0.19650E-23 0.10434E-06 42 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 43 -0.32522E-08-0.38071E-10-0.59405E-24 0.32525E-08 44 -0.93329E-08-0.76143E-10-0.96485E-24 0.93332E-08 45 -0.17774E-07-0.11421E-09-0.93290E-24 0.17775E-07 46 -0.28109E-07-0.15229E-09-0.31869E-24 0.28109E-07 47 -0.39870E-07-0.19036E-09 0.10573E-23 0.39870E-07 48 -0.52588E-07-0.22843E-09 0.33746E-23 0.52589E-07 49 -0.65797E-07-0.26650E-09 0.68126E-23 0.65798E-07 50 -0.79029E-07-0.30457E-09 0.11551E-22 0.79030E-07 51 -0.91817E-07-0.34264E-09 0.17769E-22 0.91818E-07 52 -0.13516E-07-0.96085E-07-0.75266E-20 0.97031E-07 53 -0.11590E-06-0.11898E-06-0.40846E-21 0.16609E-06 54 -0.11541E-06-0.11839E-06-0.53323E-21 0.16534E-06 55 -0.11471E-06-0.11780E-06-0.66697E-21 0.16443E-06 56 -0.11380E-06-0.11722E-06-0.80919E-21 0.16337E-06 57 -0.11269E-06-0.11663E-06-0.95942E-21 0.16217E-06 58 -0.11138E-06-0.11604E-06-0.11172E-20 0.16084E-06 59 -0.10989E-06-0.11545E-06-0.12820E-20 0.15939E-06 60 -0.10822E-06-0.11487E-06-0.14533E-20 0.15782E-06 61 -0.10639E-06-0.11428E-06-0.16308E-20 0.15613E-06 62 -0.10439E-06-0.11369E-06-0.18138E-20 0.15435E-06 63 -0.10225E-06-0.11311E-06-0.20020E-20 0.15247E-06 64 -0.99967E-07-0.11252E-06-0.21948E-20 0.15051E-06 65 -0.97550E-07-0.11193E-06-0.23918E-20 0.14848E-06 66 -0.95009E-07-0.11135E-06-0.25924E-20 0.14637E-06 67 -0.92352E-07-0.11076E-06-0.27963E-20 0.14421E-06 68 -0.89589E-07-0.11017E-06-0.30029E-20 0.14200E-06 69 -0.86727E-07-0.10959E-06-0.32117E-20 0.13975E-06 70 -0.83775E-07-0.10900E-06-0.34222E-20 0.13747E-06 71 -0.80742E-07-0.10841E-06-0.36341E-20 0.13518E-06 72 -0.77637E-07-0.10782E-06-0.38467E-20 0.13287E-06 73 -0.74467E-07-0.10724E-06-0.40597E-20 0.13056E-06 74 -0.71242E-07-0.10665E-06-0.42725E-20 0.12826E-06 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 75 -0.67970E-07-0.10606E-06-0.44846E-20 0.12597E-06 76 -0.64660E-07-0.10548E-06-0.46956E-20 0.12372E-06 77 -0.61321E-07-0.10489E-06-0.49051E-20 0.12150E-06 78 -0.57960E-07-0.10430E-06-0.51124E-20 0.11932E-06 79 -0.54587E-07-0.10372E-06-0.53171E-20 0.11720E-06 80 -0.51210E-07-0.10313E-06-0.55188E-20 0.11514E-06 81 -0.47838E-07-0.10254E-06-0.57170E-20 0.11315E-06 82 -0.44479E-07-0.10195E-06-0.59112E-20 0.11123E-06 83 -0.41142E-07-0.10137E-06-0.61009E-20 0.10940E-06 84 -0.37836E-07-0.10078E-06-0.62856E-20 0.10765E-06 85 -0.34569E-07-0.10019E-06-0.64648E-20 0.10599E-06 86 -0.31349E-07-0.99607E-07-0.66382E-20 0.10442E-06 87 -0.28186E-07-0.99020E-07-0.68051E-20 0.10295E-06 88 -0.25088E-07-0.98433E-07-0.69651E-20 0.10158E-06 89 -0.22063E-07-0.97846E-07-0.71177E-20 0.10030E-06 90 -0.19121E-07-0.97259E-07-0.72625E-20 0.99121E-07 91 -0.16269E-07-0.96672E-07-0.73989E-20 0.98031E-07

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92 0.62858E-09-0.72316E-09-0.13989E-22 0.95816E-09 93 0.10830E-08-0.16785E-08-0.48573E-22 0.19976E-08 94 0.13719E-08-0.28545E-08-0.10281E-21 0.31671E-08 95 0.15039E-08-0.42399E-08-0.17577E-21 0.44987E-08 96 0.14875E-08-0.58230E-08-0.26651E-21 0.60100E-08 97 0.13313E-08-0.75925E-08-0.37409E-21 0.77083E-08 98 0.10440E-08-0.95368E-08-0.49757E-21 0.95938E-08 99 0.63406E-09-0.11645E-07-0.63601E-21 0.11662E-07 100 0.11013E-09-0.13905E-07-0.78847E-21 0.13905E-07 101 -0.51920E-09-0.16305E-07-0.95402E-21 0.16313E-07 102 -0.12454E-08-0.18834E-07-0.11317E-20 0.18875E-07 103 -0.20597E-08-0.21481E-07-0.13206E-20 0.21580E-07 104 -0.29538E-08-0.24235E-07-0.15198E-20 0.24414E-07 105 -0.39188E-08-0.27083E-07-0.17283E-20 0.27365E-07 106 -0.49464E-08-0.30014E-07-0.19452E-20 0.30419E-07 107 -0.60278E-08-0.33017E-07-0.21695E-20 0.33563E-07 108 -0.71545E-08-0.36081E-07-0.24003E-20 0.36783E-07 109 -0.83178E-08-0.39193E-07-0.26368E-20 0.40066E-07 110 -0.95093E-08-0.42343E-07-0.28778E-20 0.43398E-07 111 -0.10720E-07-0.45519E-07-0.31226E-20 0.46764E-07 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 112 -0.11942E-07-0.48709E-07-0.33701E-20 0.50152E-07 113 -0.13166E-07-0.51903E-07-0.36194E-20 0.53547E-07 114 -0.14384E-07-0.55088E-07-0.38696E-20 0.56935E-07 115 -0.15588E-07-0.58254E-07-0.41198E-20 0.60303E-07 116 -0.16767E-07-0.61388E-07-0.43689E-20 0.63637E-07 117 -0.17915E-07-0.64479E-07-0.46161E-20 0.66922E-07 118 -0.19022E-07-0.67517E-07-0.48605E-20 0.70145E-07 119 -0.20080E-07-0.70488E-07-0.51010E-20 0.73293E-07 120 -0.21080E-07-0.73383E-07-0.53367E-20 0.76351E-07 121 -0.22013E-07-0.76189E-07-0.55668E-20 0.79306E-07 122 -0.22872E-07-0.78895E-07-0.57902E-20 0.82144E-07 123 -0.23647E-07-0.81490E-07-0.60061E-20 0.84852E-07 124 -0.24330E-07-0.83962E-07-0.62134E-20 0.87416E-07 125 -0.24912E-07-0.86299E-07-0.64113E-20 0.89823E-07 126 -0.25385E-07-0.88491E-07-0.65989E-20 0.92060E-07 127 -0.25740E-07-0.90526E-07-0.67751E-20 0.94114E-07 128 -0.25969E-07-0.92391E-07-0.69390E-20 0.95972E-07 129 -0.26062E-07-0.94077E-07-0.70897E-20 0.97620E-07 130 -0.26011E-07-0.95571E-07-0.72263E-20 0.99048E-07 131 -0.25809E-07-0.96862E-07-0.73478E-20 0.10024E-06 132 -0.25445E-07-0.97939E-07-0.74532E-20 0.10119E-06 133 -0.24912E-07-0.98789E-07-0.75417E-20 0.10188E-06 134 -0.24201E-07-0.99402E-07-0.76124E-20 0.10231E-06 135 -0.23303E-07-0.99767E-07-0.76641E-20 0.10245E-06 136 -0.22210E-07-0.99871E-07-0.76961E-20 0.10231E-06 137 -0.20914E-07-0.99703E-07-0.77074E-20 0.10187E-06 138 -0.19404E-07-0.99252E-07-0.76970E-20 0.10113E-06 139 -0.17674E-07-0.98506E-07-0.76641E-20 0.10008E-06 140 -0.15714E-07-0.97454E-07-0.76076E-20 0.98713E-07 141 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 142 -0.13148E-07-0.93372E-07 0.46654E-10 0.94293E-07 143 -0.12778E-07-0.90522E-07 0.85309E-10 0.91420E-07 144 -0.12407E-07-0.87548E-07 0.11644E-09 0.88423E-07

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145 -0.12035E-07-0.84462E-07 0.14051E-09 0.85315E-07 146 -0.11662E-07-0.81276E-07 0.15799E-09 0.82109E-07 147 -0.11288E-07-0.78003E-07 0.16936E-09 0.78816E-07 148 -0.10913E-07-0.74654E-07 0.17509E-09 0.75448E-07 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 149 -0.10538E-07-0.71243E-07 0.17564E-09 0.72018E-07 150 -0.10162E-07-0.67780E-07 0.17148E-09 0.68538E-07 151 -0.97852E-08-0.64280E-07 0.16309E-09 0.65021E-07 152 -0.94080E-08-0.60753E-07 0.15094E-09 0.61477E-07 153 -0.90303E-08-0.57212E-07 0.13549E-09 0.57921E-07 154 -0.86523E-08-0.53670E-07 0.11722E-09 0.54363E-07 155 -0.82739E-08-0.50139E-07 0.96600E-10 0.50817E-07 156 -0.78952E-08-0.46630E-07 0.74097E-10 0.47294E-07 157 -0.75163E-08-0.43157E-07 0.50182E-10 0.43807E-07 158 -0.71373E-08-0.39731E-07 0.25326E-10 0.40367E-07 159 -0.67582E-08-0.36365E-07-0.31578E-20 0.36988E-07 160 -0.63792E-08-0.33072E-07-0.25326E-10 0.33681E-07 161 -0.60002E-08-0.29862E-07-0.50182E-10 0.30459E-07 162 -0.56213E-08-0.26749E-07-0.74097E-10 0.27334E-07 163 -0.52426E-08-0.23745E-07-0.96600E-10 0.24317E-07 164 -0.48642E-08-0.20863E-07-0.11722E-09 0.21422E-07 165 -0.44861E-08-0.18113E-07-0.13549E-09 0.18661E-07 166 -0.41085E-08-0.15510E-07-0.15094E-09 0.16045E-07 167 -0.37313E-08-0.13064E-07-0.16309E-09 0.13588E-07 168 -0.33546E-08-0.10789E-07-0.17148E-09 0.11300E-07 169 -0.29786E-08-0.86962E-08-0.17564E-09 0.91939E-08 170 -0.26032E-08-0.67984E-08-0.17509E-09 0.72818E-08 171 -0.22286E-08-0.51076E-08-0.16936E-09 0.55752E-08 172 -0.18547E-08-0.36363E-08-0.15799E-09 0.40850E-08 173 -0.14818E-08-0.23966E-08-0.14051E-09 0.28212E-08 174 -0.11097E-08-0.14008E-08-0.11644E-09 0.17909E-08 175 -0.73873E-09-0.66130E-09-0.85309E-10 0.99515E-09 176 -0.36879E-09-0.19027E-09-0.46654E-10 0.41760E-09 177 -0.11608E-06-0.11917E-06-0.21693E-10 0.16636E-06 178 -0.11577E-06-0.11857E-06-0.40930E-10 0.16571E-06 179 -0.11523E-06-0.11776E-06-0.57805E-10 0.16476E-06 180 -0.11447E-06-0.11677E-06-0.72414E-10 0.16352E-06 181 -0.11350E-06-0.11559E-06-0.84851E-10 0.16199E-06 182 -0.11232E-06-0.11423E-06-0.95209E-10 0.16021E-06 183 -0.11096E-06-0.11271E-06-0.10358E-09 0.15816E-06 184 -0.10941E-06-0.11102E-06-0.11007E-09 0.15588E-06 185 -0.10769E-06-0.10919E-06-0.11476E-09 0.15336E-06 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 186 -0.10581E-06-0.10720E-06-0.11775E-09 0.15063E-06 187 -0.10377E-06-0.10509E-06-0.11914E-09 0.14768E-06 188 -0.10158E-06-0.10284E-06-0.11901E-09 0.14455E-06

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189 -0.99257E-07-0.10048E-06-0.11747E-09 0.14124E-06 190 -0.96806E-07-0.98001E-07-0.11460E-09 0.13775E-06 191 -0.94237E-07-0.95420E-07-0.11051E-09 0.13411E-06 192 -0.91559E-07-0.92744E-07-0.10528E-09 0.13032E-06 193 -0.88781E-07-0.89980E-07-0.99019E-10 0.12641E-06 194 -0.85912E-07-0.87137E-07-0.91809E-10 0.12237E-06 195 -0.82962E-07-0.84223E-07-0.83749E-10 0.11822E-06 196 -0.79939E-07-0.81245E-07-0.74933E-10 0.11398E-06 197 -0.76854E-07-0.78212E-07-0.65456E-10 0.10965E-06 198 -0.73714E-07-0.75132E-07-0.55413E-10 0.10526E-06 199 -0.70531E-07-0.72013E-07-0.44897E-10 0.10080E-06 200 -0.67311E-07-0.68862E-07-0.34003E-10 0.96295E-07 201 -0.64066E-07-0.65689E-07-0.22826E-10 0.91758E-07 202 -0.60803E-07-0.62501E-07-0.11460E-10 0.87198E-07 203 -0.57533E-07-0.59306E-07 0.61979E-20 0.82627E-07 204 -0.54265E-07-0.56113E-07 0.11460E-10 0.78059E-07 205 -0.51007E-07-0.52928E-07 0.22826E-10 0.73506E-07 206 -0.47769E-07-0.49762E-07 0.34003E-10 0.68979E-07 207 -0.44560E-07-0.46621E-07 0.44897E-10 0.64491E-07 208 -0.41389E-07-0.43513E-07 0.55413E-10 0.60054E-07 209 -0.38266E-07-0.40447E-07 0.65456E-10 0.55680E-07 210 -0.35200E-07-0.37431E-07 0.74933E-10 0.51382E-07 211 -0.32200E-07-0.34473E-07 0.83749E-10 0.47172E-07 212 -0.29275E-07-0.31581E-07 0.91809E-10 0.43062E-07 213 -0.26435E-07-0.28762E-07 0.99019E-10 0.39065E-07 214 -0.23688E-07-0.26026E-07 0.10528E-09 0.35192E-07 215 -0.21044E-07-0.23380E-07 0.11051E-09 0.31456E-07 216 -0.18512E-07-0.20832E-07 0.11460E-09 0.27869E-07 217 -0.16102E-07-0.18391E-07 0.11747E-09 0.24444E-07 218 -0.13822E-07-0.16063E-07 0.11901E-09 0.21192E-07 219 -0.11682E-07-0.13859E-07 0.11914E-09 0.18126E-07 220 -0.96905E-08-0.11785E-07 0.11775E-09 0.15258E-07 221 -0.78575E-08-0.98491E-08 0.11476E-09 0.12600E-07 222 -0.61919E-08-0.80603E-08 0.11007E-09 0.10165E-07 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 223 -0.47029E-08-0.64263E-08 0.10358E-09 0.79640E-08 224 -0.33998E-08-0.49551E-08 0.95209E-10 0.60100E-08 225 -0.22917E-08-0.36548E-08 0.84851E-10 0.43147E-08 226 -0.13880E-08-0.25335E-08 0.72414E-10 0.28897E-08 227 -0.69768E-09-0.15993E-08 0.57805E-10 0.17458E-08 228 -0.23011E-09-0.86028E-09 0.40930E-10 0.89146E-09 229 0.55198E-11-0.32448E-09 0.21693E-10 0.32525E-09 230 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 231 -0.11608E-06-0.11917E-06 0.21693E-10 0.16636E-06 232 -0.11577E-06-0.11857E-06 0.40930E-10 0.16571E-06 233 -0.11523E-06-0.11776E-06 0.57805E-10 0.16476E-06 234 -0.11447E-06-0.11677E-06 0.72414E-10 0.16352E-06 235 -0.11350E-06-0.11559E-06 0.84851E-10 0.16199E-06 236 -0.11232E-06-0.11423E-06 0.95209E-10 0.16021E-06 237 -0.11096E-06-0.11271E-06 0.10358E-09 0.15816E-06 238 -0.10941E-06-0.11102E-06 0.11007E-09 0.15588E-06 239 -0.10769E-06-0.10919E-06 0.11476E-09 0.15336E-06 240 -0.10581E-06-0.10720E-06 0.11775E-09 0.15063E-06 241 -0.10377E-06-0.10509E-06 0.11914E-09 0.14768E-06

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242 -0.10158E-06-0.10284E-06 0.11901E-09 0.14455E-06 243 -0.99257E-07-0.10048E-06 0.11747E-09 0.14124E-06 244 -0.96806E-07-0.98001E-07 0.11460E-09 0.13775E-06 245 -0.94237E-07-0.95420E-07 0.11051E-09 0.13411E-06 246 -0.91559E-07-0.92744E-07 0.10528E-09 0.13032E-06 247 -0.88781E-07-0.89980E-07 0.99019E-10 0.12641E-06 248 -0.85912E-07-0.87137E-07 0.91809E-10 0.12237E-06 249 -0.82962E-07-0.84223E-07 0.83749E-10 0.11822E-06 250 -0.79939E-07-0.81245E-07 0.74933E-10 0.11398E-06 251 -0.76854E-07-0.78212E-07 0.65456E-10 0.10965E-06 252 -0.73714E-07-0.75132E-07 0.55413E-10 0.10526E-06 253 -0.70531E-07-0.72013E-07 0.44897E-10 0.10080E-06 254 -0.67311E-07-0.68862E-07 0.34003E-10 0.96295E-07 255 -0.64066E-07-0.65689E-07 0.22826E-10 0.91758E-07 256 -0.60803E-07-0.62501E-07 0.11460E-10 0.87198E-07 257 -0.57533E-07-0.59306E-07-0.70928E-20 0.82627E-07 258 -0.54265E-07-0.56113E-07-0.11460E-10 0.78059E-07 259 -0.51007E-07-0.52928E-07-0.22826E-10 0.73506E-07 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 260 -0.47769E-07-0.49762E-07-0.34003E-10 0.68979E-07 261 -0.44560E-07-0.46621E-07-0.44897E-10 0.64491E-07 262 -0.41389E-07-0.43513E-07-0.55413E-10 0.60054E-07 263 -0.38266E-07-0.40447E-07-0.65456E-10 0.55680E-07 264 -0.35200E-07-0.37431E-07-0.74933E-10 0.51382E-07 265 -0.32200E-07-0.34473E-07-0.83749E-10 0.47172E-07 266 -0.29275E-07-0.31581E-07-0.91809E-10 0.43062E-07 267 -0.26435E-07-0.28762E-07-0.99019E-10 0.39065E-07 268 -0.23688E-07-0.26026E-07-0.10528E-09 0.35192E-07 269 -0.21044E-07-0.23380E-07-0.11051E-09 0.31456E-07 270 -0.18512E-07-0.20832E-07-0.11460E-09 0.27869E-07 271 -0.16102E-07-0.18391E-07-0.11747E-09 0.24444E-07 272 -0.13822E-07-0.16063E-07-0.11901E-09 0.21192E-07 273 -0.11682E-07-0.13859E-07-0.11914E-09 0.18126E-07 274 -0.96905E-08-0.11785E-07-0.11775E-09 0.15258E-07 275 -0.78575E-08-0.98491E-08-0.11476E-09 0.12600E-07 276 -0.61919E-08-0.80603E-08-0.11007E-09 0.10165E-07 277 -0.47029E-08-0.64263E-08-0.10358E-09 0.79640E-08 278 -0.33998E-08-0.49551E-08-0.95209E-10 0.60100E-08 279 -0.22917E-08-0.36548E-08-0.84851E-10 0.43147E-08 280 -0.13880E-08-0.25335E-08-0.72414E-10 0.28897E-08 281 -0.69768E-09-0.15993E-08-0.57805E-10 0.17458E-08 282 -0.23011E-09-0.86028E-09-0.40930E-10 0.89146E-09 283 0.55198E-11-0.32448E-09-0.21693E-10 0.32525E-09 284 -0.36879E-09-0.19027E-09 0.46654E-10 0.41760E-09 285 -0.73873E-09-0.66130E-09 0.85309E-10 0.99515E-09 286 -0.11097E-08-0.14008E-08 0.11644E-09 0.17909E-08 287 -0.14818E-08-0.23966E-08 0.14051E-09 0.28212E-08 288 -0.18547E-08-0.36363E-08 0.15799E-09 0.40850E-08 289 -0.22286E-08-0.51076E-08 0.16936E-09 0.55752E-08 290 -0.26032E-08-0.67984E-08 0.17509E-09 0.72818E-08 291 -0.29786E-08-0.86962E-08 0.17564E-09 0.91939E-08 292 -0.33546E-08-0.10789E-07 0.17148E-09 0.11300E-07 293 -0.37313E-08-0.13064E-07 0.16309E-09 0.13588E-07 294 -0.41085E-08-0.15510E-07 0.15094E-09 0.16045E-07

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295 -0.44861E-08-0.18113E-07 0.13549E-09 0.18661E-07 296 -0.48642E-08-0.20863E-07 0.11722E-09 0.21422E-07 ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING ***** LOAD STEP= 1 SUBSTEP= 1 TIME= 1.0000 LOAD CASE= 0 THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN THE GLOBAL COORDINATE SYSTEM NODE UX UY UZ USUM 297 -0.52426E-08-0.23745E-07 0.96600E-10 0.24317E-07 298 -0.56213E-08-0.26749E-07 0.74097E-10 0.27334E-07 299 -0.60002E-08-0.29862E-07 0.50182E-10 0.30459E-07 300 -0.63792E-08-0.33072E-07 0.25326E-10 0.33681E-07 301 -0.67582E-08-0.36365E-07-0.24718E-20 0.36988E-07 302 -0.71373E-08-0.39731E-07-0.25326E-10 0.40367E-07 303 -0.75163E-08-0.43157E-07-0.50182E-10 0.43807E-07 304 -0.78952E-08-0.46630E-07-0.74097E-10 0.47294E-07 305 -0.82739E-08-0.50139E-07-0.96600E-10 0.50817E-07 306 -0.86523E-08-0.53670E-07-0.11722E-09 0.54363E-07 307 -0.90303E-08-0.57212E-07-0.13549E-09 0.57921E-07 308 -0.94080E-08-0.60753E-07-0.15094E-09 0.61477E-07 309 -0.97852E-08-0.64280E-07-0.16309E-09 0.65021E-07 310 -0.10162E-07-0.67780E-07-0.17148E-09 0.68538E-07 311 -0.10538E-07-0.71243E-07-0.17564E-09 0.72018E-07 312 -0.10913E-07-0.74654E-07-0.17509E-09 0.75448E-07 313 -0.11288E-07-0.78003E-07-0.16936E-09 0.78816E-07 314 -0.11662E-07-0.81276E-07-0.15799E-09 0.82109E-07 315 -0.12035E-07-0.84462E-07-0.14051E-09 0.85315E-07 316 -0.12407E-07-0.87548E-07-0.11644E-09 0.88423E-07 317 -0.12778E-07-0.90522E-07-0.85309E-10 0.91420E-07 318 -0.13148E-07-0.93372E-07-0.46654E-10 0.94293E-07

MAXIMUM ABSOLUTE VALUES NODE 1 1 311 1 VALUE -0.11615E-06-0.11956E-06-0.17564E-09 0.16669E-06

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1.6 Validate the simulation results with analytical results

Length = 500mm

Load = 1025N

Young’s modulus = 70000

Deflection:

y= P L3

3 EI

I = π /4(R14 - R24 )

I = 0.785(12.54-10.54 )

I = 9623.31

y= 1025× 5003

3 ×70000 × 9623.31

Y=63.40 mm

The maximum deflection occurs at the end of the rod  and was found to be 63.40 as shown above.

Stress:

σ=MyI

Now applying appropriate values in the above eqn’s. From above calculation we know that I=

9623.31mm

Here M= 1025

Y= 500 mm

σ=1025 × 500× 129623.1

σ=639 MPa

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A load of 1025 N is applied in the downward vertical direction. So a model of Cantilever beam

could be chosen which would be more suitable to this problem.

Using Ansys we derive the following plots:

Deflection Plot

Deflection = 63. 642

From the above calculation we get a deflection value of 63.40, there is a very minute difference.

The error percentage is 0.38%.

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Stress Plot

Von Mises Stress = 665.36 MPa

From analytical calculation we get a value of 639 MPa. We get an error percentage of 4.12 %.

This error may be due to the coarse mesh used in the analysis.