Introduction This tutorial was completed using ANSYS 7.0 The purpose of the tutorial is to describe how to utilize contact elements to simulate how two beams react when they come into contact with each other. The beams, as shown below, are 100mm long, 10mm x 10mm in cross-section, have a Young's modulus of 200 GPa, and are rigidly constrained at the outer ends. A 10KN load is applied to the center of the upper, causing it to bend and contact the lower. Preprocessing: Defining the Problem Give example a Title Utility Menu > File > Change Title ... /title, Contact Elements Open preprocessor menu ANSYS Main Menu > Preprocessor /PREP7 Define Areas Preprocessor > Modeling > Create > Area > Rectangle > By 2 Corners BLC4,WP X, WP Y, Width, Height We are going to define 2 rectangles as described in the following table: Rectangle Variables (WP X,WP Y,Width,Height) 1 (0, 15, 100, 10) 2 (50, 0, 100, 10) Define the Type of Element Preprocessor > Element Type > Add...
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