Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys
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4. Select Tet 10 node 187 in the scroll box on the right and click OK.<br />
5. Click Close in the Element Types dialog box.<br />
2.8.4.3. Define Material Properties<br />
1. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Material Props> Material Models. The Define Material Model<br />
Behavior dialog box appears.<br />
2. In the Material Models Available window, double click on Structural, Linear, Elastic, and Isotropic. A<br />
dialog box appears.<br />
3. Enter 1E7 for EX, 0.3 for PRXY and click OK. Linear Isotropic appears under Material Model Number 1<br />
in the Material Models Defined window.<br />
4. Under Structural in the Material Models Available window, double click on Thermal Expansion, Secant<br />
Coefficient, Isotropic. A dialog box appears.<br />
5. Enter 1.3E-5 for ALPX and click OK. Thermal Expansion (secant-iso) appears under Material Model<br />
Number 1 in the Material Models Defined window.<br />
6. Select Material> New Model, then enter 2 for the new material ID and click OK. Material Model 2<br />
appears in the Material Models Defined window on the left.<br />
7. Double click on Isotropic under Structural, Linear, Elastic in the Material Models Available window. A<br />
dialog box appears.<br />
8. Enter 3E7 for EX, 0.3 for PRXY and click OK. Linear Isotropic appears under Material Model Number 2<br />
in the Material Models Defined window.<br />
9. Double click on Isotropic under Structural, Thermal Expansion, Secant Coef in the Material Models<br />
Available Window. A dialog box appears.<br />
10. Enter 8.4E-6 for ALPX and click OK. Thermal Expansion (secant-iso) appears under Material Model<br />
Number 2 in the Material Models Defined window.<br />
11. Select Material> Exit to close the Define Material Behavior dialog box.<br />
12. Select Main Menu> Preprocessor> Loads> Define Loads> Settings> Reference Temp.<br />
13. Enter 70 as the reference temperature and click OK.<br />
2.8.4.4. Set Viewing Options<br />
1. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Focus Point. The Focus Point dialog box appears.<br />
2. Select User Specified.<br />
3. Enter -.09, .34, and .42 as the User specified locate and click OK.<br />
4. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Magnification. The Magnification dialog box appears<br />
5. Select User Specified.<br />
6. Enter .99 as the User specified distance and click OK.<br />
7. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Angle of Rotation. The Angle of Rotation dialog box<br />
appears.<br />
8. Enter -55.8 as the Angle in degrees value and click OK.<br />
9. Select Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> View Settings> Viewing Direction. The Viewing Direction dialog<br />
box appears.<br />
10. Enter .39, -.87, and .31 as the XV, YV, and ZV values, respectively and click OK.<br />
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