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Problem Specification

Consider the beam rat femur shown in the figure below.  It is clamped on the left side and has a point force of 8kN acting downward on the right end of the beam. The beam has a length of 4 meters, width of 0.346 meters and height of 0.346 meters (cross-section is a square). Additionally, the beam is composed of a material which . The geometry was obtained using a CT scan. The femur is loaded in a 3-point bending configuration with a displacement of 0.3 mm. The distance between the supports is 15 mm. The femur is hollow, with an average outer radius of 1.9 mm and a thickness of 0.7 mm. Additionally, assume the femur has a Young's Modulus of 2.8x10^10 Paof 5 GPa and a Poisson Ratio of 0.4. Using ANSYS, calculate the following:

1. Deformation of the beamTotal deformation along the femur
2. Maximum bending stress along the beam Reaction force at the supports
3. Bending moment Stresses and strains along the beamfemur


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