This document summarizes the steps taken to conduct a stress and deflection analysis of a rectangular L-section bracket using ANSYS software. The procedure involves pre-processing such as defining material properties, geometry, and meshing, solving for stresses and displacements, and post-processing to visualize von Mises stresses, displacements, and stresses around holes. The analysis found von Mises stress values and displacements in the bracket under applied loads.
This document summarizes the steps taken to conduct a stress and deflection analysis of a rectangular L-section bracket using ANSYS software. The procedure involves pre-processing such as defining material properties, geometry, and meshing, solving for stresses and displacements, and post-processing to visualize von Mises stresses, displacements, and stresses around holes. The analysis found von Mises stress values and displacements in the bracket under applied loads.
This document summarizes the steps taken to conduct a stress and deflection analysis of a rectangular L-section bracket using ANSYS software. The procedure involves pre-processing such as defining material properties, geometry, and meshing, solving for stresses and displacements, and post-processing to visualize von Mises stresses, displacements, and stresses around holes. The analysis found von Mises stress values and displacements in the bracket under applied loads.
This document summarizes the steps taken to conduct a stress and deflection analysis of a rectangular L-section bracket using ANSYS software. The procedure involves pre-processing such as defining material properties, geometry, and meshing, solving for stresses and displacements, and post-processing to visualize von Mises stresses, displacements, and stresses around holes. The analysis found von Mises stress values and displacements in the bracket under applied loads.
Date : AIM To conduct the stress and deflection analysis of Rectangular L-section bracket using ANSYS software.
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
Young’s Modulus : 200 GPa
Poisson’s ratio : 0.3
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION RAM : 8GB Processor : Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo Operating system : Window 8/9/10/11 Software : ANSYS (Version 2022R1)
PROCEDURE The three main steps to be involved are, Pre Processing Solution Post Processing Start - All Programs - ANSYS Mechanical APDL 2022 R1 - Set the Working Directory as E Drive, User; Job Name as Roll No., Ex. No. - Click Run.
Pre-processing Utility menu: Select File - Change Title - Enter the title (Give title of your choice) in the window appeared and Click OK. Preferences - Structural - Click h-method - Click OK. Preprocessor - Element Type - Add/Edit/Delete - Add - Solid (sub window 1) - 8 node 183 (sub window 2) - OK. Options - Change Plane stress w/thk in K3 - OK - Close. Preprocessor - Real Constants - Add/Edit/Delete - Add - OK - THK 0.5 - OK - Close. Preprocessor - Material Props - Material Models - Structural - Linear - Elastic - Isotropic - EX=2e5, PRXY=0.3 - OK - Exit. Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Areas - Rectangle - By Dimensions, X1 X2 Y1 Y2
0 50 0 20
30 50 -20 20
Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Areas - Circle - Solid Circle, X=0,
Y=10, Radius=10 - Apply. X=40, Y=-20, Radius=10 - OK. Operate - Booleans - Add - Areas - Pick All - OK. Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Areas - Circle - Solid Circle, X=0, Y=10, Radius=5 - Apply. X=40, Y=-20, Radius=5 - OK. Operate - Booleans - Subtract - Areas - Pick the Bracket area - OK - Pick the two smaller circles - OK. PlotCtrls - Numbering - Turn ON line numbering - OK. Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Lines - Line Fillet - Pick line 18 & 24 - Apply - Enter Fillet radius=4 - OK. Preprocessor - Modeling - Create - Areas - Arbitrary - By Lines - Pick line 10, 11&12 - Apply - OK. Preprocessor - Modeling - Operate - Booleans - Add - Areas - Pick All - OK. Preprocessor - Meshing - Mesh Tool - Area-Set - Select the object - OK - Element edge length=5 - OK - Select TRI or QUAD & Free/Mapped - Mesh - Select the object - OK. Solution Solution - Analysis Type - New Analysis - Static - OK. Solution - Define Loads - Apply - Structural - Displacement - On Lines - Pick the four lines of left-hand hole - Apply - All DOF - OK. Solution - Define Loads - Apply - Structural - Pressure - On Lines - Pick line in bottom left part of the circle - Apply - Enter the Load PRES value=5000 & Optional PRES value=50000 - Apply - Pick line in bottom right part of the circle - Apply - Enter the Load PRES value=50000 & Optional PRES value=5000 - OK. Solution - Solve - Current LS - OK (Solution is done displayed) - Close. Post Processing General Postproc - Plot Results - Contour Plot - Nodal Solution - DOF Solution - Displacement vector sum - OK. PlotCtrls - Capture Image - Saved the image.
von Mises stress - OK. PlotCtrls - Capture Image - Saved the image.
General Postproc - Plot Result - Deformed Shape
- Choose Def+undeformed - OK.
To find the stress the values around the circumference of hole
Select entities >lines >by num/pick> select the lines 4 quarters of the circle >ok Select entities >nodes > attached to > all lines > ok Plot nodes> all nodes around the hole will be displayed on screen List results > nodal solution>stress>von mises stress> ok
NODAL SOLUTION: Stress values around the circumference of hole
Node No Von Mises stress
RESULT Thus the stress analysis of Rectangular L-section bracket is done by using the ANSYS Software.
