Consider the case where the displacement constraints at A and C are interchanged i.e.
1. How would you expect the reaction forces at the supports A and C to change?
2. What can you say about how the x-component of the forces in the truss will change?
Re-solve the truss problem with the modified constraints. Fom your ANSYS solution:
1. List the reactions. Note that you can save the reaction listing as follows: in the window that comes up with the listing of the reaction forces, click on:
File > Save As
2. Determine the force in each truss member and whether the member is in tension or compression.
Tips: Start from your ANSYS solution to the truss tutorial problem but use a different job name as follows:
Note that you can delete constraints using:
Main Menu > Preprocessor > Loads > Define Loads > Delete
It works similar to how you apply loads.
You can plot the displacement constraints in the Graphics window as follows:
Utility Menu > Pltctrls > Symbols
Select All Applied BCs for Boundary condition symbol. Click OK.
You might have to use :
Utility Menu > Plot > Replot
or
Utility Menu > Plot > Multi-plots
for the constraint symbols to appear in your plot.
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