EMM 3526-2: COMPUTER AIDED

ENGINEERING
ASSIGNMENT 1: FEM

GROUP: 5
DATE: 24𝑡ℎ 𝑂𝐶𝑇𝑂𝐵𝐸𝑅 2019

LECTURER’S NAME: DR. MOHD IDRIS SHAH BIN ISMAIL

MATRICS NUMBER NAME

192161 NURUL ATIQAH BT MD RAZI

192396 LUQMAN HAKIM BIN DZULKARNAIN

193473 MUHD ARIF HAKIMI BIN MUHD YUSRI

193769 MUHAMMAD NUR AFIQ BIN TUNAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 PHYSICAL PROBLEM

3.0 PRE-PROCESSING

i. Analysis Type

ii. Element Type

iii. Material properties

iv. Meshing (sensitivity analysis)

v. Loads and boundary condition

4.0 DISCUSSION

5.0 CONCLUSION

6.0 REFERENCES

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
The ANSYS Workbench environment is an intuitive up-front finite element analysis
tool that is used in conjunction with CAD systems and/or Design Modeler. ANSYS
Workbench is a software environment for performing structural, thermal, and
electromagnetic analyses. The class focuses on geometry creation and optimization,
attaching existing geometry, setting up the finite element model, solving, and reviewing
results. The class will describe how to use the code as well as basic finite element
simulation concepts and results interpretation.

2.0 PHYSICAL PROBLEM

The following figure shows an L-shaped bracket made of structural steel with
Young’s modulus E = 200 GPa and Poisson’s ratio ν = 0.3. The 4 cm thick L-shape with
a cross-section profile shown in the figure is rigidly connected to a rectangular base of
size 3 cm × 8 cm × 1 cm. Suppose that the bracket is fixed on the right end at the base.

A uniform pressure of 100 N/cm2 is applied on the protruding surface of the L-shape as
shown below. Compute the deformation and stresses in the bracket using the FEA.

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3.0 PRE-PROCESSING
ii. Analysis Type

- Static structural

Figure 1 shows the static structural analysis.

iii. Element type iii. Material properties

- 3D - Young’s modulus, 𝐸
- Quadratic - Poisson’s ratio, 𝑣
- Plate and Beam - Density, 𝑝

Figure 2 shows the element and material properties of the model.

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vi. Meshing (sensitivity analysis)

ANSYS Meshing is a general-purpose, intelligent, automated high-performance

product. It produces the most appropriate mesh for accurate, efficient multi-
physics solutions. A mesh well suited for a specific analysis can be generated
with a single mouse click for all parts in a model. Full controls over the options
used to generate the mesh are available for the expert user who wants to fine-
tune it. The power of parallel processing is automatically used to reduce the time
you have to wait for mesh generation. The meshing process involve coarse,
medium and fine. These types of meshing will produce different result in
physical properties of the model.

Number of element/meshing type stress

1649 43.161

1633 43.212

1687 42.982
Table 1 shows the value of element and stress value of the model.

STRESS AGAINST NUMBER OF ELEMENT

43.25

43.2

43.15

43.1

43.05

43

42.95

42.9

42.85
1649 1633 1687

Graph 3.1: stress against number of element

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vii. Loads and boundary condition

Figure 3.1: support is fixed on a blue surface of the model

Figure 3.2: the force of 100N/cm2 is applied to the red surface of the model

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4.0POST-PROCESSING

Figure 4.1 shows the total deformation is 0.10783 mm

Figure 4.2 shown the maximum equivalent (von- mises) stress is 43.212 MPa

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5.0 DISSCUSSION
The deformation and stresses in the bracket is computed using the Finite Element
Analysis (FEA). The L-shaped bracket made of structural steel with Young’s modulus
E=200 GPa and Poisson’s ratio v=0.03. Then, a uniform pressure of 100 N/cm2 is
applied on the protruding surface of the L-shaped. There are 3 types for analysis
meshing which are coarse, medium and fine. We apply every type of the meshing to our
model and plot the graph of stresses against nodes then we find that the optimum
meshing is medium. Therefore, we solve for the solution and the value of total
deformation is 0.10784 mm for maximum and 0.020966 mm for minimum. After that,
we find the value for stresses and we obtain the value of equivalent stresses of 43.212
MPa for maximum and 0.021102 MPa for minimum.

6.0 CONCLUSION
As conclusion, for this problem, the suitable meshing that is suitable for this is medium .
Next, in this course you were introduced to the FEA process or method. Today,
engineers use computers and software in the design and manufacture of most products,
processes and systems. Finite element analysis (FEA) is one of the most important tools
in an engineer or designer’s arsenal of digital tools for design and analysis of products
and processes.

7.0 REFERENCES
[Journal] T.D.BlackerM.B.StephensonS.Canann (1991). Analysis automation with
paving: A new quadrilateral meshing technique. Retrieved from
https://doi.org/10.1016/0961-3552(91)90037-5