Course Description
ANSYS Mechanical Structural 
Duration: 5 daysDates offered and location:
November 15-19, 2010 (Rochester, NY)
Cost: $3000 ($3200 with NYS PE credit
)
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ANSYS Mechanical Structural includes DesignModeler, an introduction to ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS Mechanical structural nonlinearities. It is an intuitive mechanical snalysis tool that is used in conjunction with CAD systems. It verifies product performance early in the concept and in the early design stages of product development.
DesignModeler
DesignModeler is for users that want to create and modify geometry in preparation for analysis in ANSYS Mechanical or ANSYS Mechanical APDL. Students who attend this course will learn:- how to create and modify geometry in preparation for analysis
- how to navigate within the Graphical User Interface
- how to generate 2D sketches and convert them into 2D or 3D models
- how to modify 2D and 3D geometry
- how to import existing CAD geometry
- how to create line bodies and their cross sections in preparation for FE beam analysis
- how to create surface bodies in preparation for FE shell analysis
- how to model assemblies
- how to utilize parameters
- Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler
- Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Sketch Mode
- 3D Geometry Creation
- Working with Other CAD Geometry
- Parametric Modeling
Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical
The use of ANSYS Mechanical enhances accelerated product development processes by providing rapid evaluations of multiple design scenarios and reducing the need for multiple designs and testing iterations. ANSYS Mechanical Introduction provides solutions for structural, thermal, modal, linear buckling, and shape optimization studies.
The training course provides students with the ability to operate ANSYS Mechanical to build a mechanical model, analyze it and interpret the results.
Course Topics Include:
- Introduction
- Mechanical Basics
- General Preprocessing
- Static Structural Analysis
- Vibration Analysis
- Thermal Analysis
- Linear Buckling Analysis
- Results Postprocessing
- CAD & Parameters
ANSYS Mechanical Structural Nonlinearities
The course introduces the nonlinear solution procedure and covers how to setup a structural nonlinear analysis, define nonlinear solution options, and review the nonlinear results. Advanced contact analysis procedures are discussed for simulating contact between two or more solid bodies. In addition, metal plasticity, hyperelasticity (including curve-fitting tools to help translate experimental data to strain energy density function coefficients), how to diagnose non-convergence problems, and how to interface with ANSYS are also covered in the training course.
Topics Included:
- Structural Nonlinearities
- Advanced Contact
- Metal Plasticity
- Hyperelasticity
- Nonlinear Diagnostics
- Accessing ANSYS Options
