Carnegie Mellon University
Mechanical Engineering
Introduction
The Finite Element
Method
ANSYS instruction
conventions
Sample problems
# Problem
1
# Problem 2
1.
Specify
Geometry
2. Specify
Element Type and Material Properties
3. Mesh
the Object
4. Apply
Boundary Conditions and External Loads
A.Boundary
Conditions
B.External
Loads
5. Generate
a Solution
6. Postprocessing
7. Refine
the Mesh
8. Interpreting
Results
9. Exit
the Program
#
Problem 3
#
Problem 4
# Problem
5
Contributing
Authors:
Chanikarn Benjavitvilai
Arbtip Dheeravongkit
Michael L Arzabe
Christopher Steiling
Joseph F. Chan
Andrew J. Birnbaum
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mint@cmu.edu
Last modified: 11/06/03