Course in ANSYS

Example0153

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 Example – Offshore structure
F
Objective:
Display the deflection figure and
von Mises stress distribution
Tasks:
Import geometry from IGES.
Display the deflection figure?
Display the von Mises stress
distribution?

E = 210000N/mm2
n = 0.3
F = -10000

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 Example – Offshore structure

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 Example – Import IGES
Utility Menu > File > Import > IGES

Press OK

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 Example – Import IGES

Browse to find offshore-structure-skeleton.igs

Press OK

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 Example - Display

Select
Front View

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 Example - Numbering

Set Keypoint numbers On

Set Line numbers On
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 Example - Numbering

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 Example – Element Type
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Press Add

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 Example - Element Type
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete

Press Options

Press Help to learn more about the

element.
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 Example – Real Constants
Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add

Place the cursor

on the relevant
element and
press OK

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 Example - Real Constants
Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add
Enter OD=60 and TKWALL=3

Enter OD=40 and TKWALL=3

Enter OD=26 and TKWALL=2

Enter OD=30 and TKWALL=2

Add 4 Sets

Press Close
to finish

Press OK
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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models
Double Click
to step in the
material tree

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 Example - Material Properties
Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models
Enter: Click here
Modulus of elasticity to Close
Enter:
Poisson’s ratio

Press OK

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 Example – Mesh Attributes
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Line Attributes > Picked Lines
Select Line L7, L1, L8

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 Example – Mesh Attributes
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Line Attributes > Picked Lines
Select Line L5, L4, L6

Change to 2

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 Example – Mesh Attributes
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Line Attributes > Picked Lines
Select Line L2

Change to 3

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 Example – Mesh Attributes
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Line Attributes > Picked Lines
Select Line L3

Change to 4

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 Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > Picked Lines

Select/Pick
Lines to
specify
mesh size
for
Enter
2 for L7
3 for L6
4 for L1,L4,L5
Press OK when finish with selection 5 for L8
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 Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines

Select individual lines to be meshed by Picking

NB: It is often necessary to “Clear” the model for

example if Element Type is to be changed

Select all lines defined to be meshed

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 Example – Size and Shape

Press OK Switch to On
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 Example – Display of element

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 Example – Analysis Type
File > Write DB log file
Enter “example0153.lgw”

Solution > Analysis Type > New Analysis

Press OK

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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Lines
Select line L7, L1, L8 Select UX

Press OK
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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Keypoints
Select keypoint 10

Select All DOF

Press OK
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 Example – Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Keypoints

Select keypoint 16

Change to FY

Press OK to finish Enter -10000

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 Example – Boundary Conditions

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 Example - Solve
Solution > Solve > Current LS

Press OK

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 Example - PostProcessing
General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape

Select “Def+undeformed”
and Press OK

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 Example – Deformed Shape

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 Example – Contour Plot

Press OK Select Stress, von Mises SEQV

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 Example – Contour Plot

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 Example – Comments/Questions
• Could the model be modeled with beam
elements instead of pipe elements?
• The “example0153.lgw” can be edited in
“Notepad”
• Will the number of elements affect the
solution?

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 File menu
You can include commands to be
executed when the program starts up in
the start71.ans file.

Clears (zeros out) the database stored in

memory. Clearing the database has the same
effect as leaving and reentering the ANSYS
program, but does not require you to exit.
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