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Example0152
Example Truss 2D
E = 210e09N/m2 F1 = 280kN
n = 0.3 F2 = 210kN
L1 = L2 = L3 = 3.6m F3 = 280kN
H = 3.118m F4 = 360kN
a = b = 0.050mm Example0152 2
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Example Truss 2D
Objective:
Compute the maximum deflection
Tasks:
Display the deflection figure? Display member forces?
Topics:
Topics: Start of analysis, Element type,
Real constants, Material, modeling, ele-
ment size for beam models, saving/restoring
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Example - title
Utility Menu > File > Change Jobname GUI
/jobname, Example0152 Command line entry
Enter: Example0152
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Example - Keypoints Note: An empty #
result in automatic
Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS numbering.
# Keypoint number
General format: X Keypoint x-coordinate
K,#,X,Y,Z Y Keypoint y-coordinate
Z Keypoint z-coordinate
Enter 0,0,0
Enter 3.6,0,0
Enter 7.2,0,0
Enter 10.8,0,0
Enter 9,3.118,0
Enter 4.8, 3.118,0
Enter 1.8, 3.118,0
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Example - Numbering
Utility Menu > PlotCtrls > Numbering Switch on Keypoint numbers
Press OK
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Example - Lines
Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Lines > Lines > Straight Line
L,1,2
L,2,3
L,3,4 HINT: By clicking with the right-
L,4,5 hand mouse button you shift
L,5,3 between the Pick/Unpick
L,5,6 function. This is indicated by
L,3,6 the direction of the cursor
L,6,2 arrow:
L,6,7
L,2,7 Pick: upward arrow
L,7,1 Unpick: downward arrow
Press OK or Cancel
to finish selection
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Example Move/Modify
After reconsidering
the coordinates it is
found that keypoint 6
is errorneous
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Example Move Single Keypoint
Select KP6
Press OK
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Press OK
Enter
5.4,3.118
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Example Move Single Keypoint
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Press Add
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Example - Element Type
Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete
Press Options
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Example Element Table
Find also the following table in the Help function
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Press OK
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Example Real Constants
Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add
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.0025
5.2083e-7
Press Close
.05
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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Press OK
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Example Mesh Attributes
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh Attributes > Line Attributes > Picked Lines
Select All Lines
Press OK Example0152 21
Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Size Cntrls > ManualSize > Lines > Picked Lines
Select/Pick
Lines to
specify
mesh size
for Select
All lines
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Example - Meshing
Preprocessor > Meshing > Mesh > Lines
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Press OK
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Example Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Keypoints
Select keypoint 1
Select UX and UY
Press OK
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Select UY
Press OK
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Example Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Keypoints
Select keypoint 1
Change to FY
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Select keypoint 2
Change to FY
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Example Define Loads
Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Force/Moment > On Keypoints
Select keypoint 3
Change to FY
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Select keypoint 4
Change to FY
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Example - Save
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Example - Solve
Solution > Solve > Current LS
Press OK
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Example - Solve
Press Close
Press here
to Close
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Example - PostProcessing
General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape
Select Def+undeformed
and Press OK
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Example - PostProcessing
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Example Element Table
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Example Element Table
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Example Element Table
Press Close
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Example Plot Line-Element
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Example Comments/Questions
Try Link elements instead of beam
elements?
The example0152.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.
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