FRONT COVER -- ENGINEERING ANALYSIS WITH ANSYS SOFTWARE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE AIMS AND SCOPE OF THE BOOK -- CHAPTER 1 BASICS OF FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD -- 1.1 METHOD OF WEIGHTED RESIDUALS -- 1.1.1 Sub-domain method (Finite volume method) -- 1.1.2 Galerkin method -- 1.2 RAYLEIGH-RITZ METHOD -- 1.3 FINITE-ELEMENT METHOD -- 1.3.1 One-element case -- 1.3.2 Three-element case -- 1.4 FEM IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELASTOSTATIC PROBLEMS -- 1.4.1 Elements of finite-element procedures in the analysis of plane elastostatic problems -- 1.4.2 Fundamental formulae in plane elastostatic problems -- 1.4.2.1 Equations of equilibrium -- 1.4.2.2 Strain-displacement relations -- 1.4.2.3 Stress-strain relations (constitutive equations) -- 1.4.2.4 Boundary conditions -- 1.4.3 Variational formulae in elastostatic problems: the principle of virtual work -- 1.4.4 Formulation of the fundamental finite-element equations in plane elastostatic problems -- 1.4.4.1 Strain-displacement matrix or [B] matrix -- 1.4.4.2 Stress-strain matrix or [D] matrix -- 1.4.4.3 Element stiffness equations -- 1.4.4.4 Global stiffness equations -- 1.4.4.5 Example: Finite-element calculations for a square plate subjected to uniaxial uniform tension -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF ANSYS STRUCTURE AND VISUAL CAPABILITIES -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 STARTING THE PROGRAM -- 2.2.1 Preliminaries -- 2.2.2 Saving and restoring jobs -- 2.2.3 Organization of files -- 2.2.4 Printing and plotting -- 2.2.5 Exiting the program -- 2.3 PREPROCESSING STAGE -- 2.3.1 Building a model -- 2.3.1.1 Defining element types and real constants -- 2.3.1.2 Defining material properties -- 2.3.2 Construction of the model -- 2.3.2.1 Creating the model geometry -- 2.3.2.2 Applying loads -- 2.4 SOLUTION STAGE -- 2.5 POSTPROCESSING STAGE -- CHAPTER 3 APPLICATION OF ANSYS TO STRESS ANALYSIS.

3.1 CANTILEVER BEAM -- 3.1.1 Example problem: A cantilever beam -- 3.1.2 Problem description -- 3.1.2.1 Review of the solutions obtained by the elementary beam theory -- 3.1.3 Analytical procedures -- 3.1.3.1 Creation of an analytical model -- 3.1.3.2 Input of the elastic properties of the beam material -- 3.1.3.3 Finite-element discretization of the beam area -- 3.1.3.4 Input of boundary conditions -- 3.1.3.5 Solution procedures -- 3.1.3.6 Graphical representation of the results -- 3.1.4 Comparison of FEM results with experimental ones -- 3.1.5 Problems to solve -- APPENDIX: PROCEDURES FOR CREATING STEPPED BEAMS -- A3.1 Creation of a stepped beam -- A3.1.1 How to cancel the selection of areas -- A3.2 Creation of a stepped beam with a rounded fillet -- A3.2.1 How to display area numbers -- 3.2 THE PRINCIPLE OF ST. VENANT -- 3.2.1 Example problem: An elastic strip subjected to distributed uniaxial tensile stress or negative pressure at one end and clamped at the other end -- 3.2.2 Problem description -- 3.2.3 Analytical procedures -- 3.2.3.1 Creation of an analytical model -- 3.2.3.2 Input of the elastic properties of the strip material -- 3.2.3.3 Finite-element discretization of the strip area -- 3.2.3.4 Input of boundary conditions -- 3.2.3.5 Solution procedures -- 3.2.3.6 Contour plot of stress -- 3.2.4 Discussion -- 3.3 STRESS CONCENTRATION DUE TO ELLIPTIC HOLES -- 3.3.1 Example problem: An elastic plate with an elliptic hole in its center subjected to uniform longitudinal tensile stress σ[sub(o)] at one end and damped at the other end -- 3.3.2 Problem description -- 3.3.3 Analytical procedures -- 3.3.3.1 Creation of an analytical model -- 3.3.3.2 Input of the elastic properties of the plate material -- 3.3.3.3 Finite-element discretization of the quarter plate area -- 3.3.3.4 Input of boundary conditions -- 3.3.3.5 Solution procedures.

3.3.3.6 Contour plot of stress -- 3.3.3.7 Observation of the variation of the longitudinal stress distribution in the ligament region -- 3.3.4 Discussion -- 3.3.5 Problems to solve -- 3.4 STRESS SINGULARITY PROBLEM -- 3.4.1 Example problem: An elastic plate with a crack of length 2a in its center subjected to uniform longitudinal tensile stress σ[sub(o)] at one end and clamped at the other end -- 3.4.2 Problem description -- 3.4.3 Analytical procedures -- 3.4.3.1 Creation of an analytical model -- 3.4.3.2 Input of the elastic properties of the plate material -- 3.4.3.3 Finite-element discretization of the centercracked tension plate area -- 3.4.3.4 Input of boundary conditions -- 3.4.3.5 Solution procedures -- 3.4.3.6 Contour plot of stress -- 3.4.4 Discussion -- 3.4.5 Problems to solve -- 3.5 TWO-DIMENSIONAL CONTACT STRESS -- 3.5.1 Example problem: An elastic cylinder with a radius of length(a) pressed against a flat surface of a linearly elastic medium by a forcé -- 3.5.2 Problem description -- 3.5.3 Analytical procedures -- 3.5.3.1 Creation of an analytical model -- 3.5.3.2 Input of the elastic properties of the material for the cylinder and the flat plate -- 3.5.3.3 Finite-element discretization of the cylinder and the flat plate areas -- 3.5.3.4 Input of boundary conditions -- 3.5.3.5 Solution procedures -- 3.5.3.6 Contour plot of stress -- 3.5.4 Discussion -- 3.5.5 Problems to solve -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 MODE ANALYSIS -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 MODE ANALYSIS OF A STRAIGHT BAR -- 4.2.1 Problem description -- 4.2.2 Analytical solution -- 4.2.3 Model for finite-element analysis -- 4.2.3.1 Element type selection -- 4.2.3.2 Real constants for beam element -- 4.2.3.3 Material properties -- 4.2.3.4 Create keypoints -- 4.2.3.5 Create a line for beam element -- 4.2.3.6 Create mesh in a line -- 4.2.3.7 Boundary conditions.

4.2.4 Execution of the analysis -- 4.2.4.1 Definition of the type of analysis -- 4.2.4.2 Execute calculation -- 4.2.5 Postprocessing -- 4.2.5.1 Read the calculated results of the first mode of vibration -- 4.2.5.2 Plot the calculated results -- 4.2.5.3 Read the calculated results of the second and third modes of vibration -- 4.3 MODE ANALYSIS OF A SUSPENSION FOR HARD-DISC DRIVE -- 4.3.1 Problem description -- 4.3.2 Create a model for analysis -- 4.3.2.1 Element type selection -- 4.3.2.2 Real constants for beam element -- 4.3.2.3 Material properties -- 4.3.2.4 Create keypoints -- 4.3.2.5 Create areas for suspension -- 4.3.2.6 Boolean operation -- 4.3.2.7 Create mesh in areas -- 4.3.2.8 Boundary conditions -- 4.3.3 Analysis -- 4.3.3.1 Define the type of analysis -- 4.3.3.2 Execute calculation -- 4.3.4 Postprocessing -- 4.3.4.1 Read the calculated results of the first mode of vibration -- 4.3.4.2 Plot the calculated results -- 4.3.4.3 Read the calculated results of higher modes of vibration -- 4.4 MODE ANALYSIS OF A ONE-AXIS PRECISION MOVING TABLE USING ELASTIC HINGES -- 4.4.1 Problem description -- 4.4.2 Create a model for analysis -- 4.4.2.1 Select element type -- 4.4.2.2 Material properties -- 4.4.2.3 Create keypoints -- 4.4.2.4 Create areas for the table -- 4.4.2.5 Create mesh in areas -- 4.4.2.6 Boundary conditions -- 4.4.3 Analysis -- 4.4.3.1 Define the type of analysis -- 4.4.3.2 Execute calculation -- 4.4.4 Postprocessing -- 4.4.4.1 Read the calculated results of the first mode of vibration -- 4.4.4.2 Plot the calculated results -- 4.4.4.3 Read the calculated results of the second and third modes of vibration -- 4.4.4.4 Animate the vibration mode shape -- CHAPTER 5 ANALYSIS FOR FLUID DYNAMICS -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION -- 5.2 ANALYSIS OF FLOW STRUCTURE IN A DIFFUSER -- 5.2.1 Problem description -- 5.2.2 Create a model for analysis.

5.2.2.1 Select kind of analysis -- 5.2.2.2 Element type selection -- 5.2.2.3 Create keypoints -- 5.2.2.4 Create areas for diffuser -- 5.2.2.5 Create mesh in lines and areas -- 5.2.2.6 Boundary conditions -- 5.2.3 Execution of the analysis -- 5.2.3.1 FLOTRAN set up -- 5.2.4 Execute calculation -- 5.2.5 Postprocessing -- 5.2.5.1 Read the calculated results of the first mode of vibration -- 5.2.5.2 Plot the calculated results -- 5.2.5.3 Plot the calculated results by path operation -- 5.3 ANALYSIS OF FLOW STRUCTURE IN A CHANNEL WITH A BUTTERFLY VALVE -- 5.3.1 Problem description -- 5.3.2 Create a model for analysis -- 5.3.2.1 Select kind of analysis -- 5.3.2.2 Select element type -- 5.3.2.3 Create keypoints -- 5.3.2.4 Create areas for flow channel -- 5.3.2.5 Subtract the valve area from the channel area -- 5.3.2.6 Create mesh in lines and areas -- 5.3.2.7 Boundary conditions -- 5.3.3 Execution of the analysis -- 5.3.3.1 FLOTRAN set up -- 5.3.4 Execute calculation -- 5.3.5 Postprocessing -- 5.3.5.1 Read the calculated results -- 5.3.5.2 Plot the calculated results -- 5.3.5.3 Detailed view of the calculated flow velocity -- 5.3.5.4 Plot the calculated results by path operation -- CHAPTER 6 APPLICATION OF ANSYS TO THERMO MECHANICS -- 6.1 GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC OF HEAT TRANSFER PROBLEMS -- 6.2 HEAT TRANSFER THROUGH TWO WALLS -- 6.2.1 Problem description -- 6.2.2 Construction of the model -- 6.2.3 Solution -- 6.2.4 Postprocessing -- 6.3 STEADY-STATE THERMAL ANALYSIS OF A PIPE INTERSECTION -- 6.3.1 Description of the problem -- 6.3.2 Preparation for model building -- 6.3.3 Construction of the model -- 6.3.4 Solution -- 6.3.5 Postprocessing stage -- 6.4 HEAT DISSIPATION THROUGH RIBBED SURFACE -- 6.4.1 Problem description -- 6.4.2 Construction of the model -- 6.4.3 Solution -- 6.4.4 Postprocessing.

CHAPTER 7 APPLICATION OF ANSYS TO CONTACT BETWEEN MACHINE ELEMENTS.