FEALAB

 2. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ON THE TAPERED BAR AIM : Determine the displacement and stress distribution in the Tapered bar due to application of 10 kN of tensile force. The bar is made of steel (E = 210 x 109 Pa, Poisson ratio = 0.3). Software Used: ANSYS Mechanical APDL Procedure: Step 1: Launch ANSYS #  Main Menu > Preferences > Structural and h-method Step 2: Define Element Type # Main Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete - ADD # Select Link and 3D finit stn 180 - OK # element type - 1 Step 3: Define Element Cross Sectional Area (Section Properties) # Main Menu > Preprocessor > Sections > Link > Add # Add link section with id - 1  -OK # cross sectional area (SECDATA): 0.000433 #Preprocessor > Sections > Link > Add # Add link section with id - 2  -OK # cross sectional area (SECDATA); 0.000299 #Preprocessor > Sections > Link > Add # Add link section ...