The following video shows how to create a mesh for the 2D geometry. We stick with the default "Q8" elements (eight nodes per element including mid-side nodes). The element edge sizes are controlled by inserting a "face sizing".
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We improve the mesh obtained above by refining the mesh in the transition region between the larger and smaller cross-sections where stress concentration is expected. We do so by:
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