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The colored section refers to the magnitude of the deformation (in inches) while the black outline is the undeformed geometry superimposed over the deformed model. The more red a section is, the more it has deformed while the more blue a section is, the less it has deformed. Notice that far from the hole, the deformation is at its highest where the load is applied, and there is no a lot of variation in the y-direction, as one intuitively expect.linearly varying, similar as a bar in tension. Now let's look at the value of the largest deformation. Looking at the top of the color bar, we see that the largest deformation is
Sigma-x
Now lets examine the stress in the x-direction. Look to the Outline window, then click Solution > Sigma-x
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