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Modeling A Single Degree of Freedom Spring Mass System Using Ansys

The document describes the steps to model a single degree of freedom spring mass system using ANSYS. It involves defining spring and mass elements, applying boundary conditions to restrict movement, coupling the mass element as a rigid body, performing a modal analysis to determine the natural frequency of oscillation, and comparing the computed frequency to the analytical solution. The natural frequency is found to be 0.35588 Hz by both the computational and analytical methods.

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Modeling A Single Degree of Freedom Spring Mass System Using Ansys

The document describes the steps to model a single degree of freedom spring mass system using ANSYS. It involves defining spring and mass elements, applying boundary conditions to restrict movement, coupling the mass element as a rigid body, performing a modal analysis to determine the natural frequency of oscillation, and comparing the computed frequency to the analytical solution. The natural frequency is found to be 0.35588 Hz by both the computational and analytical methods.

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MODELING A SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOM SPRING MASS SYSTEM USING ANSYS

D. Hall December 13, 2005

Define the two types of elements: Preprocessor > element type > add/edit/delete > add > solid > Quad 4node 42 > apply > combination > spring-damper 14 > OK Define the real constants (the spring constant of 5 N/M): Preprocessor > real constants > add/edit/delete > select combin14 > OK > put in 5 for K > OK Define the elastic properties (E and ) and density of the PLANE42 element. Note that the elastic
properties are irrelevant since we couple all of the ux values and set the boundary conditions so there is no possibility of movement in the y and z direction. The block will thus move as a rigid body. The density is set such that the 1 m by 1 m by 1 m cube will have a total mass of 1.0 kg.

Preprocessor > material props > material models > structural > linear > elastic > isotropic enter 1 for EX and .3 for PRXY (these are irrelevant since the body will experience rigid body motion based on the constraints defined later) click on density and enter the density needed to create the desired mass for the 1 m x 1 m x 1 m cube Create the rectangle defining the mass: Preprocessor > modeling > create > areas > rectangle > by dimensions > x = 5, 6 and y = 0, 1 Create the node defining the point where the spring is attached to the wall: Preprocessor > modeling > create > nodes > in active cs > enter 0, 0, 0 for the coordinate (if you omit the node number, ANSYS will choose the first available node number)

Set the size of the elements used to mesh the rectangle. Setting NDIV = 1 will cause each side to be
divided into only one division, resulting in only one element for the rectangle.

Preprocessor > meshing > size controls > manual size > lines > all lines > NDIV = 1 Make sure that the element to be defined next is the PLANE42 element: Preprocessor > meshing > mesh attributes > default attributes (Make sure that element type is PLANE 42) Mesh the rectangle into a single element: Preprocessor > meshing > mesh > areas > mapped > 3 or 4 sided > pick all Change the default element to the COMBIN14 element so the spring can be defined: Preprocessor > modeling > create > elements > element attributes > (make sure combin14 is selected) Create the spring element: Preprocessor > modeling > create > element > auto numbered > thru nodes > (pick node at 0,0,0) and the bottom left node on the rectangle) Restrict all five nodes from moving in the y or z directions: Preprocessor > loads > define loads > apply > structural > displacement > on nodes > pick all > (set uy and uz equal to zero for all nodes) Tie the spring to the wall so the left side cant move in the x direction: Preprocessor > loads > define loads > apply > structural > displacement > on nodes > pick the node at 0,0,0 > set ALL DOF equal to zero at the node Couple the degrees of freedom of the four nodes that make up the rectangle to make sure it moves as a unit (as a rigid body): Preprocessor > coupling / ceqn > couple DOFs > select the nodes of the PLANE42 element > set NSET =1 (leave Lab set as UX) You will be conducting a modal analysis (finding the natural frequency of motion and how the body will deform at these frequencies): Solution > analysis type > new analysis > modal Define the number of modes to extract and the frequency to check for these modes: Solution > analysis type > analysis options > select subspace and set no modes to extract to 1 and number of modes to expand to 1 > OK > set FREQE End Frequency to 1000 > OK Solve the problem: Solution > solve > current ls Get the natural frequency for the spring-mass system (notice that the analytical and computational results match): General postpro > results summary > notice that the frequency is 0.35588 Read the results from the data file stored on the hard drive: General postpro > read results > first set Animate the results to see the spring oscillate: PlotCtrls (the menu at the top of the screen) > animate > mode shape > change number of frames to 20, change time delay to 0.1 seconds

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