Finite Element Course ANSYS Mechanical Tutorial Tutorial 2 2D Truss · 2016-03-20 · 1 Finite...

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Finite Element Course

ANSYS Mechanical Tutorial

Tutorial 2 – 2D Truss

Problem Specification

Determine the nodal displacement, force and stress in each member of the following truss using ANSYS APDL. Indicate if the member is in tension or compression. The cross-sectional area of each member is 8 in2, the Young's modulus is 1.9x106 Ib/in2 and Poisson ratio is 0.3.

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