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Beam cross-section analysis and properties in Mechanical

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    • June 26, 2025 at 3:07 pm
      matthew.fig
      Subscriber

      Hello,

      I am wondering if there is a way to use a 2D section of a beam for stress analysis given complex bending (say, Mx and My). I have tried to apply a bending moment to a 2D surface but Mechanical says the application is invalid. I'd also like to be able to retrieve section properties, such as shear center and moments of inertia, given a 2D section of a beam. What tools or procedures should I look at to accomplish these in Mechanical?

      Thanks!

    • June 27, 2025 at 1:26 pm
      dlooman
      Ansys Employee

      There's an APDL capability to create a beam cross-section from a 2D mesh described in Section 12.3 of the Structural Analysis Guide.  There's no such feature in Workbench/Mechanical.

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