Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a modern-day tool in the analysis of structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat transfer, among other things. FEA is essential in the design environment because it allows an engineer to examine numerous geometric and operational parameters which would be prohibitively expensive were they studied experimentally. FEA also allows an engineer to gain insight to the physics of a problem that may be difficult to obtain through experiment.
The purpose of this project is to introduce you to the application of FEA by using the ANSYS software to examine the deflection of an I-beam under a point load. You will create the geometry, discretize it, set the various parameters of the software, and calculate the deflect and stresses in the beam.
Download from Canvas the ANSYS Tutorial and complete it. Print and turn in the plots discussed in the tutorial (being sure to re-zoom if necessary so that the plot and text do not overlap). If you do not have access to a color printer, print and turn in grayscale plots and submit color plots to Canvas.
Download:- ansys tutorial.docx