Page History

...

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.

...

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.

...