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/prep7 !Call the Preprocessor

et,matid,181 !Specify the element type, shell 181
keyopt,matid,3,2 !Use full integration
mpdel,all,matid !Delete all previously assigned material properties
tbdel,all,matid !Delete all previouly assigned tabular data

MP,EX,2,101E9 !Define Young's Modulus: X Direction
MP,EY,2,101E9 !Define Young's Moduls: Y Direction
MP,EZ,2,101E9 !Define Young's Modulus: Z Direction

MP,PRXY,2,0.3 !Define Major Poisson's ratio XY
MP,PRYZ,2,0.3 !Define Major Poisson's ratio YZ
MP,PRXZ,2,0.3 !Define Majoy Poisson's ration XZ

*DIM,sth,TABLE,6,5,1, !Dimension The Table for the Thickness Function

! Begin of equation: .020
sth(0,0,1)= 0.0, -999
sth(2,0,1)= 0.0
sth(3,0,1)= 0.0
sth(4,0,1)= 0.0
sth(5,0,1)= 0.0
sth(6,0,1)= 0.0
sth(0,1,1)= 1.0, 99, 0, .10, 0, 0, 0
sth(0,2,1)= 0
sth(0,3,1)= 0
! End of equation: .020
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sect,2,shell !Specify the section type
secfunction,%sth% !Apply the Varying Thickness Function

Fixed Support

We will fix the ring at the end of the blade. To accomplish this, click on Static Structural (B5) to bring up the Environment menu bar. In the Environment menu bar, select Supports > Fixed Support. Next, make sure the edge selection filter Image Added is selected.

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