Nyquist / Haghighi ABE 601
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ANSYS Tutorial
Applying a Transient Load Function
This tutorial demonstrates how to create a function in ANSYS and apply it as a pressure load for a
transient analysis.
(Go to Main Menu)
Preprocessor
Element Type
Add/Edit/Delete
Add
Structural Solid & Triangle 6node 2 & OK
Close
Material Props
Material Models & Structural & Linear & Elastic & Isotropic & OK
(Click inside the EX box) 3e7
(Click inside the NUXY box) 0.3 & OK
Close Material Models window
Modeling
Create
Areas
Rectangle
By Dimensions
(Click X1 box) 0 (Click X2 box) 10
(Click Y1 box) 0 (Click Y2 box) 10 & OK
Circle
By Dimensions
(Click RAD1 Box) 1 & OK
Operate
Booleans
Subtract
Areas
(Click on base area from which to subtract) Click A1 (rectangle) & Apply
(Click on area to be subtracted) Click A2 (circle) & OK
(GoTo Main Menu)
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Meshing
MeshTool
Click on the Lines SET button
(Pick All) & OK
(Click the SIZE box) 0.5 & OK
Click the Mesh button
(Pick the problem area) & OK
