Pre-Analysis

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The analytical calculation of the problem are explained in this PDF document.  These passages are taken from the isotropic analysis section of "Design, Analysis and Testing of a Formula SAE Carbon Fiber Monocoque Chassis" by Jingsi Wu, Owusu A. Agyeman Badu, and Yongcheng Tai.  

Start-Up

Open ANSYS Workbench

Open ANSYS Workbench by going to Start > All Programs > ANSYS 14.0 > Workbench 14.0. This will open the start up screen as seen below:

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Name the project: Modal Analysis of a Composite Monocoque.

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To Import Geometry, go to File->Import... A dialog box will open as shown below:

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To view the .igs files, go to the pull down menu to the left of the File name text box and change it to Geometry File(...). Go to the location where you saved the monocoque.igs and click Open. Your workbench should look like this:

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Build the Geometry

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