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Now, we can specify the forces on the body. Click Static Structural in the outline tree. This will bring up the Physics Sub-Menu bar in the Menu Bar. Click Loads > ForcePressure to specify a forcetraction. Select the right edge of the geometry and apply it in the details view window. Now we want to define the force as components, so select Define By > Components. Specify the x-component magnitude to 50,000 lbs (Remember! We are only using 1/4 of the geometry and 1/2 of the original cross sectional area. Therefore, we can only use half of the force!). The pressure's magnitude from the problem specification is -1e6 psi (pressure in ANSYS defaults to compression, and we need tension, hence the negative sign). Now that the forces have been set, we need to set up the solution before we solve.

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