MCL 311: CAD and FEM Analysis

Lab 3 Report
1 D link Analysis of a tapered bar using ANSYS

Name Aditya Kumar Chaurasiya

2014ME20708
Group no. 2 (Thursday)
Q. Determine the displacement distribution and stress distribution in the
bar due to applied loading and boundary conditions using five equal
length one-dimensional structural link element.

Processor:

Select the preprocessor bar from left side menu then choose Element
type. After that click add then a window will appear. Select link from
left side menu and 3D finite stn 180from the right side menu.
 Then define the cross-sectional area of the 1st 1/5 length of the bar. For that
click on Real Constants menu. After that click on Add then a window
will appear. Type Real constant set no. 1, Area in m^2.

Then define the cross-sectional area of the 2nd 1/5 length of the bar. For that
click on Real Constants menu. After that click on Add then a window
will appear. Type Real constant set no. 2, Area in m^2.
 Then define the cross-sectional area of the 3rd 1/5 length of the bar. For that
click on Real Constants menu. After that click on Add then a window
will appear. Type Real constant set no. 3, Area in m^2.

Then define the cross-sectional area of the 4th 1/5 length of the bar. For that
click on Real Constants menu. After that click on Add then a window
will appear. Type Real constant set no. 2, Area in m^2.
 Then define the cross-sectional area of the 5nd 1/5 length of the bar. For that
click on Real Constants menu. After that click on Add then a window
will appear. Type Real constant set no. 5, Area in m^2.

Then define the material property. For that in preprocessor menu select
Material props Material models then a window will appear. Select
Structural Linear Elastic Isotropic. In the pop-up window
enter the Youngs Modulus in EX tab and Poisson ration of the material in
PRXY tab.
 As there are three equal part of the link then there will be 4 nodes at
equidistant. So for that go to Preprocessor modelling Create
Nodes In active CS. In the pop-up window enter node no.1 and
location at x=0.

For node location 0.2m (node-6) along x-direction enter 0.2 in x-location
tab.
 As there are three equal part of the link then there will be 4 nodes at
equidistant. So for that go to Preprocessor modelling Create
Nodes Fill between nodes for creating 4 node between node-1 and
node-6.

For joining the nodes, select Elements menu and click on Modify Attrib
tab. In next window select the Number of the node and join them. Then a
line will appear.
 Go to Preprocessor modelling Create Move/Modify
Modify Attrib for defining cross-section area of all 1/5 length of the bar.
 To view the cross-section area of the bar.
 Because of it is a 1-dimensional problem. Hence constrain all nodes (1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6) in y-z direction as well as constrain node 1 in x-direction also
because one node have to fix for analysis. It can be done by going to
Preprocessor Loads Define Loads Apply Structural
Displacement On Nodes.
 Select the node 6 for applying the force in x-direction. Then go to
Preprocessor Loads Define Loads Apply Structural
Force/Moment On Nodes. Then a window will appear. Select FX in
direction tab and enter the value of force in N.

In solution Analysis Type New analysis. Select static for static

analysis of the bar under applied load.
 Go to General Postproc Element Table Define table then a
window will appear. Select By sequence num from the left side menu and
LS from right side menu.

To Show stress solution table. Go to General Postproc List result

Element solution then a window will appear. Select Element solution
stress X-component of stress.
 Stress solution table will appear.

To show displacement solution table. Go to General Postproc List

result Nodal solution then a window will appear. Select Nodal
solution DOF solution X-Component of displacement.
 Displacement solution table will appear.
 Stress solution table for using single 1-D bar.

Displacement solution table for using single 1-D bar.

 Stress solution table for using three equal length 1-D bar.

Displacement solution table for using three equal length 1-D bar.
Results:

Using five equal length of the bar

Element Node Stress(Mpa)

1 1,2 78.947
2 2,3 88.235
3 3,4 100.00
4 4,5 115.38
5 5,6 136.36

Node Displacement (m)

1 0.0000
2 0.15038E-4
3 0.31844E-4
4 0.50892E-4
5 0.72870E-4
6 0.9844E-4
 Using three equal length of the bar

Element Node Stress(Mpa)

1 1,2 81.82
2 2,3 100.000
3 3,4 128.57

Node Displacement (m)

1 0.0000
2 0.25974E-4
3 0.57721E-4
4 0.98536E-4

Using single element of the bar

Element Node Stress(Mpa)
1 1,2 100

Node Displacement (m)

1 0.0000
2 0.95238E-4
Analytical solution:
Using =E (solid Mechanics)
u(x) = 1/7000 ln(2/(2-5x)) (displacement in m, x in m)

Using Rayleigh Ritz method (linear case)

u(x) = 0.476x (displacement in mm, x in m)

Using Rayleigh Ritz method (quadratic case)

u(x) = 0.36x + 0.78x^2 (displacement in mm, x in m)

Displacement v/s distance

0.12
Displacement in x direction (in mm)

0.1

0.08

Solid Mechanics
0.06 Rayleigh (linear)
Rayleigh (quadratic)
0.04 3 element
5 element
0.02

0
0 50 100 150 200 250

Distance in x direction (in mm)

 Stress v/s distance
160

140
Stress in x direction (in MPa)

120

100
Solid Mechanics
80 Rayleigh (linear)
5 element
60 Rayleigh (quadratic)
3 element
40

20

0
0 50 100 150 200 250
Distance in x direction (in mm)

We can see from the graph that increasing the number of elements in the
link makes the solution more and more closer to analytical solution as
graphs become closer to each other.