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Do the reactions at the supports balance the applied forces for static equilibrium? To check this, select
Main Menu > General Postproc > List Results > Reaction Solu
Select All struc forc F for Item to be listed and click OK. The forces in the X and Z directions are essentially zero and the total Y-reaction is 100.00 (lbf) as expected.
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The maximum displacement at the tip of shaft is 1.8% greater and the maximum stress is 7.0% less at the upper-left corner of the cutout. We need to further refine the mesh to validate the solution.
Exit ANSYS
Utility Menu > File > Exit
Select Save Everything and click OK.
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