ANSYS Tutorial 1 Static Structural Analysis of 2D & 3D Tensile Specimens
ANSYS Tutorial 1 Static Structural Analysis of 2D & 3D Tensile Specimens
ANSYS Tutorial 1 Static Structural Analysis of 2D & 3D Tensile Specimens
Aim: To determine maximum deflection and von-mises stresses induced in 2D & 3D tensile
specimens made of aluminum alloy for an applied load of 1000 N. The specimen dimensions
can be taken as per ASTM E8 standards as shown below.
Design Modeler tools: Profile, Line, Arc by 3 points, Copy, Paste, Surface from Sketch,
Extrude.
1. Open ANSYS Workbench 16.0 and create a standalone Static Structural Analysis
system.
2. Go to Engineering Data > Engineering Data Sources > General Materials > Add
Aluminum Alloy > Exit.
3. Go to Geometry Properties > Change the analysis type to 2D in advanced geometry
options.
4. Go to Geometry > In the Design Modeler window, go to Modeling tab in tree outline >
select XY Plane and click on Look at.
5. Go to Sketching tab > Set the graphics window to desired area > Change the unit system
to Millimeters.
Prepared by: K.Harish Kumar & Y.Phaneendra, Mechanical Dept, Vignan IIT.
6. Using the tools Profile, Line, Arc by 3 points, Copy and Paste, finish the Sketch 1 as
shown in the figure.
7. Go to Concept > Surface from Sketches > Select Base Object as Sketch 1 > Click Apply
> Specify thickness as 0.5mm > Generate > Rename the Surface body to Tensile
Specimen > Close Design Modeler.
8. Go to Model > Geometry > Material Assignment > Choose Aluminum Alloy.
9. Go to Mesh > Switch off advanced sizing function > Specify element size as 1mm >
Generate mesh.
10. Go to Static Structural > Fixed Support > Pick edge tool from Selection toolbar > Select
the end edges that needs to be fixed > Apply.
11. Go to Static Structural > Loads > Force > Select the opposite edge where force is
applied > Change definition from Vector to Components > Specify the Magnitude in X
direction as 1000 N > Magnitude in Y direction as 0 N > Apply.
12. Go to Solution > Deformation > Total Deformation.
13. Go to Solution > Stress > Equivalent Stress (von-Mises).
14. Click on Solve.
1. Repeat the steps 1 and 2, change the analysis type to 3D in geometry properties.
2. Go to geometry > Repeat the steps 4, 5 and 6 > Extrude the Sketch 1 upto 6mm to
generate 3D solid specimen > Close the Design Modeler.
3. Repeat the steps 8 to 14 to finish the static structural analysis of 3D specimen. Instead
of edge selection, choose face selection from selection toolbar and apply boundary
conditions on end faces while doing 3D analysis.
Result:
For a 2D tensile specimen made of aluminum alloy, the results obtained are as follows.
1. The maximum deformation obtained is 0.278 mm.
2. The maximum von-mises stress induced in the specimen is 204 Mpa.
For a 3D tensile specimen made of aluminum alloy, the results obtained are as follows.
1. The maximum deformation obtained is 0.023 mm.
2. The maximum von-mises stress induced in the specimen is 17.43 Mpa.
Maximum stresses and deformations induced areas are shown in the figures.
Prepared by: K.Harish Kumar & Y.Phaneendra, Mechanical Dept, Vignan IIT.
Figure 1: Maximum deformation obtained in 2D Tensile specimen