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Beam Analysis With ANSYS

The document discusses beam analysis capabilities in ANSYS. It describes the BEAM188/189 elements as the most advanced beam elements in ANSYS and the BEAMTOOL as an interactive tool for creating common or custom beam cross sections. It also lists many other element types related to beams and highlights the ease of using BEAMTOOL to create sections, visualizing results with the BEAM188/189 elements, and performing postprocessing of beam analysis results in ANSYS.

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Beam Analysis With ANSYS

The document discusses beam analysis capabilities in ANSYS. It describes the BEAM188/189 elements as the most advanced beam elements in ANSYS and the BEAMTOOL as an interactive tool for creating common or custom beam cross sections. It also lists many other element types related to beams and highlights the ease of using BEAMTOOL to create sections, visualizing results with the BEAM188/189 elements, and performing postprocessing of beam analysis results in ANSYS.

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Beam Analysis with ANSYS

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BEAM Elements in ANSYS


Most advanced beam elements in ANSYS: BEAM188/189. Easy to Implement with BEAMTOOL - An interactive tool for creating common or user-defined cross sections. BEAMTOOL is included with the standard ANSYS package.

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Many Available Beam Elements

Related Elements: 2D, 3D Spar Elements Mass Elements Linear Actuator Element Structural Pipe Elements Link Elements Thermal Conduction Bar Elements Convection Link Elements Thermal-Electric Elements Electro-Mechanical Elements Extensive Contact Elements Combination Spring/Damper Elements Plus More
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BEAMTOOL - Easy to Create Common Sections


Reference ID Number Arbitrary Reference Name Type of Section

Positional Options Schematic Diagram User Input Parameters


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BEAMTOOL - Easy to Verify

Informational Plot is Produced by Plot Sections in Sections Menu.

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BEAM188/189 - Easy to Visualize

Two-noded Beam188 Elements Displayed with Beam Cross Section Added to Plot with /ESHAPE Command.
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BEAM188/189 - Easy to Postprocess Results


Choice of: Traditional Line Plots,

Line plot created using element table.

or: Beam Shape Plot

Beam with both ends constrained and vertical force at center of beam.

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Other Examples
L-Angle Beam Box Subject to Vertical Acceleration

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Other Examples
Beam Element Shape Turned On For Plots

User-Defined Custom Cross Section. Created In Minutes in ANSYS.

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All Combined With Full ANSYS Capability


Linear and Nonlinear Structural Static and Transient Extensive Contact Capability Dynamics, including Modal, Spectrum, Harmonic, and Random Vibration Linear and Nonlinear Buckling Thermal Steady-State and Transient Extensive CFD Capabilities with ANSYS/FLOTRAN Full Electromagnetics Capabilities Coupled-Field and Multiphysics Analysis ANSYS Parametric Design Language makes ANSYS Fully Customizable Full Parametric Capability Design Optimization Routines Plus much more!

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