Static Analysis of Truss: by Mekala Anil Kumar
Static Analysis of Truss: by Mekala Anil Kumar
Static Analysis of Truss: by Mekala Anil Kumar
ME18M011
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Aim:
To do the Static analysis of a Truss using ANSYS APDL.
Procedure:
1. Go to Preferences and select structural analysis.
2. Preprocessor → Element type → Add / Edit / Delete → Link → 3D finite stn 180.
3. Preprocessor → Material Properties → Define material properties as given in the
question.
4. Preprocessor → Sections → Link → Add.
5. Add two sections with given Areas.
6. Preprocessor → Create → Key points → On working plane.
7. Create all the Key points with proper coordinates.
8. Add all the key points with lines to create the Truss model.
9. Preprocessor → Meshing → Mesh attributes → Picked Lines → Select different links
corresponding to the areas.
10. Preprocessor → Meshing → Size controls → Manual size → Lines → All Lines →
Give the no. of division per length as 1.
11. Preprocessor → Meshing → Mesh → All lines
12. Solution → Define Loads → Apply → Displacements → On Key points → Select the
key point and arrest the DOF.
13. In the similar manner apply the loads at different key points with proper values.
14. Solve the problem and get the different plots using the options available in general
postprocessing.
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Results:
DISPLACEMENT PLOT
Displacement Values
Table1
X Y Z Vector Sum
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NODAL DISPLACEMENT
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Elemental Foces
Table 2
Elements 15
Nodes 9
Table 3
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