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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 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 0.17605 inches. From our pre-analysis, we found that the deformation was 0.1724 inches - a 2% difference. Being that our calculation was only an estimate (we neglected the hole), this seems reasonable.

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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