Wor

ksho

p 2A

Stre

ss A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

Des

crip

tion

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lve

a 3-

D s

tres

s an

alys

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la

the

cutte

r mod

el b

elow

. R

evie

w

the

resu

lts in

the

gene

ral

post

proc

esso

r by:

1) p

lotti

ng th

e di

spla

cem

ents

2) l

istin

g re

actio

n fo

rces

3) p

lotti

ng th

e vo

nM

ises

stre

ss4)

ani

mat

ing

the

von

Mis

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ress

Res

olve

the

solu

tion

usin

g a

diffe

rent

set

of c

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rain

ts a

nd

com

pare

the

stre

ss re

sults

to th

e fir

st s

olut

ion.

2. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

rLo

ads

and

Mat

eria

l Pro

pert

ies

for t

he fi

rst s

olut

ion:

2. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r Lo

ads

and

Mat

eria

l Pro

pert

ies

for t

he s

econ

d so

lutio

n:

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r1.

Ente

r AN

SYS

in th

e w

orki

ng d

irect

ory

spec

ified

by

your

inst

ruct

or u

sing

�cu

tter�

as

the

jobn

ame.

2.Se

t the

GU

I Pre

fere

nces

to S

truc

tura

l:�

Mai

n M

enu

> Pr

efer

ence

s ��

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ct �

Stru

ctur

al�,

then

[OK

]

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r3.

Impo

rt th

e �c

utte

r.igs

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the

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rnat

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def

eatu

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ity M

enu

> Fi

le >

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rt >

IGES

��

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ct �

Alte

no

defe

atur

�, th

en [O

K]

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lect

�cu

tter.i

gs�,

then

[OK

]

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r4.

Scal

e th

e m

odel

by

conv

ertin

g ce

ntim

eter

s to

inch

es:

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ain

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u >

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roce

ssor

> O

pera

te >

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le >

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umes

+�

[Pic

k A

ll]�

Ente

r 1/2

.54

for R

X, R

Y, a

nd R

Z�

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MO

VE to

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en [O

K]

–Or issue:

VLSCAL, ALL, , , 1/2.54, 1/2.54, 1/2.54, , 0, 1

�U

tility

Men

u >

Plot

> V

olum

es–

Or issue:

VPLOT

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r5.

Rea

d in

put f

rom

�cu

tter-

area

.inp�

to c

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e a

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a fo

r app

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g pr

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re lo

ad a

t tip

:�

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ity M

enu

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le >

Rea

d In

put f

rom

��

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ct �

cutte

r-ar

ea.in

p�, t

hen

[OK

]–

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/INPUT,cutter-area,inp

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r6.

Spec

ify th

e el

emen

t typ

e:�

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n M

enu

> Pr

epro

cess

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men

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/Edi

t/Del

ete

��

[Add

...]

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�St

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2�, t

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[OK

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[Clo

se]

–Or issue:

ET,1,SOLID92

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r7.

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ine

elas

tic m

odul

ifor

mat

eria

l 1 to

be

10e6

(Alu

min

um):

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ain

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u >

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ssor

> M

ater

ial P

rops

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�[O

K]

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t EX

= 10

e6

(Yo

ung�

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psi

for A

lum

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)�

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]–

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MP,EX,1,10e6

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r8.

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ivat

e sm

arts

ize

mes

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and

mes

h th

e m

odel

with

tetr

ahed

ral e

lem

ents

:�

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n M

enu

> Pr

epro

cess

or >

Mes

hToo

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ate

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art S

ize�

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ize

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l to

4�

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h]�

[Pic

k A

ll]�

[Clo

se]

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SMRT,4

MSHAPE,1,3D

MSHKEY,0

VMESH

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r9.

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ly a

rea

�sym

met

ry�

cons

trai

nt to

rest

rain

atta

chm

ent r

egio

n:�

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n M

enu

> So

lutio

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-Loa

ds-A

pply

> -S

truct

ural

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plac

emen

t > -S

ymm

etry

B.C

.-O

n A

reas

+�

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are

as 1

8, 1

9, 2

5, a

nd 2

6, th

en [O

K]

–Or issue:

DA,18,SYMM

DA,19,SYMM

DA,25,SYMM

DA,26,SYMM

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r10

.A

pply

pre

ssur

e lo

ad a

t tip

:�

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n M

enu

> So

lutio

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ds-A

pply

> -S

truct

ural

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ssur

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On

Are

as +

�Pi

ck a

rea

1, th

en [O

K]

�VA

LUE

= 10

000

�[O

K]

–Or issue:

SFA,1,1,PRES,10000

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r11

.Sa

ve th

e da

taba

se a

nd o

btai

n th

e so

lutio

n:�

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k th

e �S

AV

E_D

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butto

n in

the

Tool

bar

(o

r sel

ect:

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ity M

enu

> Fi

le >

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e as

Jobn

ame.

db)

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ain

Men

u >

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tion

> -S

olve

-Cur

rent

LS

�R

evie

w th

e �/

STA

TUS

Com

man

d� w

indo

w a

nd th

en c

lose

it�

[OK

]�

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se] -

to c

lose

the

yello

w m

essa

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indo

w a

fter t

he s

olut

ion

is c

ompl

eted

–Or issue:

/SOLU

SOLVE

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r12

.R

evie

w th

e re

sults

:

12a.

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t dis

plac

emen

ts:

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ain

Men

u >

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tpro

c>

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Res

ults

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onto

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lot-

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USU

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+ un

defe

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, the

n [O

K]

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/POST1

PLNSOL,U,SUM,2,1

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r12

b. L

ist r

eact

ion

forc

es:

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ain

Men

u >

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eral

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tpro

c>

List

Res

ults

> R

eact

ion

Solu

...�

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ct �

All

item

s�, t

hen

[OK

]–

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PRRSOL

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r12

c. P

lot v

onM

ises

stre

ss:

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ain

Men

u >

Gen

eral

Pos

tpro

c>

Plot

Res

ults

> -C

onto

ur P

lot-

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al S

olu

...�

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ct �

Stre

ss�

and

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Mis

es S

EQV�

, the

n [O

K]

–Or issue:

PLNSOL,S,EQV

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r12

d. A

nim

ate

the

von

Mis

esst

ress

:�

Util

ity M

enu

> Pl

otC

trls>

Ani

mat

e >

Def

orm

ed R

esul

ts ..

.�

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ct �

Stre

ss�

and

�von

Mis

es S

EQV�

, the

n [O

K]

–Or issue:

PLNSOL,S,EQV

ANCNTR,10,0.5

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r13

.C

lose

the

anim

atio

n an

d de

lete

the

area

sym

met

ry c

onst

rain

ts:

�[C

lose

]�

Util

ity M

enu

> Pl

ot >

Are

as�

Mai

n M

enu

> So

lutio

n >

-Loa

ds-D

elet

e >

-Stru

ctur

al-D

ispl

acem

ent >

On

Are

as +

�Pi

ck a

reas

18,

19,

25,

and

26,

then

[OK

]�

[OK

]–

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DADELE,18,ALL

DADELE,19,ALL

DADELE,25,ALL

DADELE,26,ALL

14.

App

ly �

ALL

DO

F� c

onst

rain

t to

area

s 18

, 19,

and

26:

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ain

Men

u >

Solu

tion

> -L

oads

-App

ly >

-Stru

ctur

al-D

ispl

acem

ent >

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Are

as +

�Pi

ck a

reas

18,

19,

and

26,

then

[OK

]�

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ct �

All

DO

F� ,

then

[OK

]–

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DA,18,ALL

DA,19,ALL

DA,26,ALL

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r15

.Sa

ve th

e da

taba

se a

nd o

btai

n th

e so

lutio

n:�

Pick

the

�SA

VE_

DB

� bu

tton

in th

e To

olba

r

(or s

elec

t: U

tility

Men

u >

File

> S

ave

as Jo

bnam

e.db

)�

Mai

n M

enu

> So

lutio

n >

-Sol

ve-C

urre

nt L

S�

[OK

]�

[Clo

se]

–Or issue:

SAVE

/SOLU

SOLVE

16.

Rev

iew

the

resu

lts:

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ain

Men

u >

Gen

eral

Post

proc

> Pl

ot R

esul

ts >

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tour

Plo

t-N

odal

Solu

...�

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ct �

Stre

ss�

and

�von

Mis

es S

EQV�

, the

n [O

K]

–Or issue:

PLNSOL,S,EQV

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r

2A. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

Lath

e C

utte

r17

.Sa

ve a

nd e

xit A

NSY

S:�

Pick

the

�QU

IT�

butto

n fr

om th

e To

olba

r

(or s

elec

t: U

tility

Men

u >

File

> E

xit..

.)�

Sele

ct �

Save

Eve

ryth

ing�

�[O

K]

–Or issue:

FINISH

/EXIT,ALL

Wor

ksho

p 2B

Stre

ss A

naly

sis

2-D

Cor

ner B

rack

etTu

toria

l

2B. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

2-D

Cor

ner B

rack

et T

utor

ial

Des

crip

tion

�Th

is w

orks

hop

intr

oduc

es y

ou to

AN

SYS

tuto

rials

�so

lved

, ste

p-by

-ste

p ex

ampl

es th

at a

re a

vaila

ble

on-li

ne in

H

TML

form

at.

The

prob

lem

con

sist

s of

a s

tatic

ana

lysi

s of

a

corn

er b

rack

et m

odel

ed w

ith 2

-D p

lane

str

ess

elem

ents

.

2B. S

tres

s A

naly

sis

2-D

Cor

ner B

rack

et T

utor

ial

1.En

ter A

NSY

S in

the

wor

king

dire

ctor

y sp

ecifi

ed b

y yo

ur in

stru

ctor

usi

ng �

brac

ket�

as

the

jobn

ame.

2.A

cces

s th

e A

NSY

S on

-line

tuto

rials

:�

Util

ity M

enu

> H

elp

> A

NSY

S Tu

toria

ls�

Pick

the

�AN

SYS

Tuto

rials

� hy

per-

text

link

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ck th

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butto

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Pick

the

�Sta

tic A

naly

sis

of a

Cor

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rack

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hype

r-te

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Perf

orm

ste

ps 1

thro

ugh

26–

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