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October 14, 2024 at 9:17 am
mohan.urs
Ansys Employee

Hey,

Check out this APDL verification which has the setup of Diametral Compression of a Disk

https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/Views/Secured/corp/v232/en/ans_vm/Hlp_V_VM141.html

Here is the input for the same 

https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/Views/Secured/corp/v232/en/ans_vm/Hlp_V_VM141TXT.html

If you don't have much experiece in Ansys APDL, Here is how to approach the problem

You can also try using a quarter symmetry to help in reducing simulation time.

Let me know how it works out.

Thanks