ANSYS Mechanical APDL Element Reference

ANSYS Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

Finite Element Analysis of Buckling of Corrugated Fiberboard

This paper investigates the relationship between mechanical behaviors and shape of corrugated fiberboard by means of buckling analysis, which is done by FEM (Finite Element Method). Firstly, after analyzing the structure of corrugated fiberboard a single-wall corrugated fiberboard model was built. The buckling load was measured in the ideal condition by linear buckling analysis (eigenvalue buck...

Implementation of Transfer Matrix Analysis of Multi-section Rotors Using Ansys Parametric Design Language

Critical speed analysis of rotor systems is a difficult process due to the fact that there exists no direct formula to determine the natural frequency of a multi-section rotor. Finite Element packages provide a suitable platform for such an analysis but demand considerable experience on part of the user to perform modeling, meshing, solving and post-processing. The primary objective of this pap...

Methods for Generating Rough Surfaces in ANSYS

Many engineering fields, including tribology and MEMS, seek to use or alter the behavior of the system at the surface or at the interface between surfaces. Thus, the topography of the surface is of great interest and must be included in finite element simulations. Four methods for generating normally distributed rough surfaces using APDL are proposed. The resulting geometry, meshes, and solutio...

Loading Path Determination for Tube Hydroforming Process of Automotive Component Using APDL

In this study, an extended stress-based forming limit diagram (FLD) for prediction of necking based on the Marciniak and Kucznski (M-K) model is represented and applied in tube hydroforming. The bulge forming of a straight tube is simulated by finite element method and verified with published experimental data. This adaptive simulation technique is based on the ability to detect the onset an...