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The following ANSYS tutorials show you how to obtain an FEA solution from scratch using ANSYS Mechanical.

Introductory Tutorials

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MAE 4700--5700	Static Structural
Image Modified	Bike Crank	MAE 3250/MAE 3272	Static Structural
Image Modified	Bike Crank: Part 2	MAE 3272	Static Structural
Image Modified	Cantilever Beam	MAE 4700-5700	Static Structural
Image Modified	Plane Frame	MAE 4700-5700	Static Structural
Image Modified	A stepped shaft in axial tension	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	A non-slender cantilever beam under point tip loading	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	Hoop and axial stresses in thick-walled pressure vessels	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	A four-point bend test on a T-beam	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	Planar approximations for a two-dimensional beam analysis	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	Three-dimensional analysis of combined loading in a signpost	Prantil et al textbook	Static Structural
Image Modified	Plate With a Hole: Optimization	MAE 3250/MAE 4700-5700	Optimization
Image Modified	Heat Conduction in a Cylinder	MAE 4700-5700	Heat Transfer
Image Modified	2D Steady Conduction in a Rectangular Domain	MAE 3240/ MAE 6510	Heat Transfer
Image Modified	Cantilever Beam Modal Analysis	MAE 4700-5700	Dynamics
Image Modified	Modal Analysis of a Wing		Dynamics

Finite Element Analysis Using ANSYS Mechanical: Results-Interpretation

The following ANSYS tutorials focus on the interpretation and verification of FEA results (rather than on obtaining an FEA solution from scratch). The ANSYS solution files are provided as a download. We read the solution into ANSYS Mechanical and then move directly to reviewing the results critically. We are particularly interested in the comparison of FEA results with hand calculations.

Image Modified	Tensile Bar	MAE 3250	Static Structural
Image Modified	Plate With a Hole	MAE 3250	Static Structural
Image Modified	Bending of a Curved Beam	MAE 3250	Static Structural

Advanced Tutorials

Image Added	Rat Femur	BME 4490	Static Structural
Image Added	Trachea Analysis	B ME 2000	Static Structural
Under Construction	B one Compression		Static Structural
Image Modified	Cardiovascular Stent		Static Structural
Image Modified	High Resolution FE Model of Bone	MAE 6640	Static Structural
Image Modified	Hertz Contact Mechanics	Undergrad Project	Static Structural
Image Modified	Stress due to Gravity		Static Structural
Image Modified	Advanced FEA for Large Telescope Truss	CCAT Telescope Project	Static Structural
Image Modified	Crack Between Neo-Hookean Material and Rigid Body	MAE 5700	Static Structural
Image Modified	Wind Turbine Blade FSI (Part 2)	MAE 4020-5020	Static Structural, FSI
Image Modified	Linear Column Buckling		Structural
Image Modified	Thermal Stresses in a Bar		Coupled Static Structural and Heat Transfer
Image Modified	Transient 2D Conduction		Heat Transfer
Image Modified	3D Conduction		Heat Transfer
Image Modified	Radiation Between Surfaces		Heat Transfer
Image Modified	Modal Analysis of a Satellite	Cornell CubeSat Team	Dynamics
Image Modified	Modal Analysis of a Composite Monocoque	Cornell Formula SAE team

Tips and tricks

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Tips and Tricks

Finite Element Analysis Using ANSYS APDL (These tutorials are no longer being updated)

Image Modified	Two-Dimensional Static Truss	ANSYS 11.0 12.0 APDL	Basic
Image Modified	Plate with a hole	ANSYS 11.0 12.0 APDL	Basic
Image Modified	Three-dimensional bicycle crank	ANSYS 12.0 APDL	Intermediate
Image Modified	Three-dimensional curved beam	ANSYS 11.0 APDL	Intermediate
Image Modified	Vibration analysis of a frame	ANSYS 7.0	Intermediate
Image Modified	Semi-monocoque shell	ANSYS 10.0 APDL	Intermediate
Image Modified	Semi-monocoque shell, Part 2: Parametric study	ANSYS 10.0 APDL	Intermediate
Image Modified	Orthotropic plate with a hole	ANSYS 11.0 12.0 APDL	Intermediate
Image Modified	Disks in point contact	ANSYS 7.1 Classic	Intermediate