Plane Stress Analysis of a Thin Plate with a Circular Hole

DEFINE ELEMENT AND MATERIAL TYPE:

Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Solid > Quad 4node 42 Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete > Options . . . > K3: Plane strs w/thk Preprocessor > Real Constants > Add/Edit/Delete > Add > THK = 0.25 Preprocessor > Material Properties > Structural > Linear > Elastic > Isotropic EX = 29e6 PRXY=0.33

DRAW THE GEOMETRY:

Preprocessor > Create > Keypoints > In Active CS 1 0 2 10 3 10 4 0

0 0 4 4

0 0 0 0

Preprocessor > Create > Lines > Lines > Straight Line Pick the keypoints to create the boundary of the rectangular area Preprocessor > Create > Areas > Arbitrary > By Lines Pick the four lines to make the rectangular area Preprocessor > Create > Areas > Circle > Solid Circle WP X = 5 WP Y = 2 Radius = 1 Preprocessor > Modeling > Operate > Booleans > Subtract > Areas Follow the instructions in the ANSYS input window: Pick base area from which to subtract (the rectangle) Pick the area to subtract (the circle)

MESH THE MODEL:

Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool > (make sure that Areas are to be meshed) Mesh > (pick the body) > OK Remesh the model using smaller elements: Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool > turn smart size on (choose 3) > Mesh > pick the body > OK Refine the mesh near the hole: Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool > Remesh > pick the elements to make smaller > OK Change the mesh back to a mesh with a Smart Size of 4 Preprocessor > Meshing > MeshTool > turn smart size on (choose 4) > Mesh > pick the body > OK

APPLY THE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND SOLVE: Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Structural > Displacement > On Lines > (pick vertical line on the left) > UX = 0.0 > OK Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Displacement > On Keypoints > pick keypoint 1 (0, 0, 0) > UY = 0.0 > OK Solution > Define Loads > Apply > Pressure > On Lines > pick the vertical line on the right > -10000 > OK
Solution > Solve Current LS

POST PROCESSING: General Postproc > Plot Results > Deformed Shape > Def + undef edge > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > X-direction SX > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Y-direction SY > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Z-direction SZ> OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > XY-shear SXY > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > Y-direction SY > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > 1st principal S1 > OK General Postproc > Plot Results > Element Solu > Stress > von Mises SEQV > OK
To do a line plot of stresses between the hole and the outside:

General Postproc > Path Operations > Define Path > On Working Plane > OK > enter two points in ANSYS input
5, -.25, 0 <enter> 5, 1.25, 0 <enter> Name the plot something General Postproc > Path Operations > Map onto Path > Lab = StressX (just any name) Item = Stress and Comp = SX General Postproc > Plot Results > Plot Path Item - On Graph (choose StressX)

REPEAT THE ABOVE USING PLANE82 ELEMENTS (redrawing geometry is not required)

COMPARE THE STRESS IN THE X-DIRECTION (FEA AND ANALYTICAL)

Stress Concentration Factor

3.0

P
2.8 2.6 2.4

Kt

2.2
2.0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7

d/H
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