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Author(s): Joshua Wallace, ANSYS
Problem Specification
1. Pre-Analysis
2. Geometry
3. Mesh
4. Physics Setup
5. Numerical Solution & Results
6. Verification & Validation
Physics Setup
In this video we will assign a material to the I-beam.
In this video we will assign a support and a force to the I-beam.
The reason behind applying the load to the central web is to focus on the deflection that occurs across the entire span of the I-Beam. This tutorial isn't concerned with the deflections that occur to the top and bottom flanges. The problem focuses on the increasing impact which shear deflection has on shorter, non-slender beams. This shear causes a difference between the analytical Euler-Bernoulli solution and the 3D finite element model.