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[Ranjan13]

Dear all!

My M.Tech thesis is focused on the evaluation of mechanical properties of a gyroid structure for orthopedic application. Since I am a beginner in ANSYS, so to get acquainted with the steps to simulate a compression test. In the static structural analysis, I took a gyroid unit cell and added two plates at the top and bottom using frictionless contact. I applied a displacement of 0.32 mm at the top plate in the downward direction and the bottom plate is fixed. The meshed gyroid structure and the contact settings are shown below:

[Erik Kostson]

Hi

I would recommend first to have a course in FEA (theory and practice) - one is offered for free (EDX: https://www.edx.org/course/a-hands-on-introduction-to-engineering-simulations).

After that to learn the use of the Ansys WB/Mechanical software I would suggest to start with this course:

For large deflections and contact:

For instabilities:

There are many other course that will be relevant, see here for a full list:


All the best

Erik

[Ranjan13]

Thanks a lot, Erik for the suggestion! Actually, I already took a theory course on FEM in my M.Tech course. But, yes implementing the concepts in an FEA solver to simulate a real-world problem is a challenge. I will go through the courses available on the Ansys learning platform and after that try to simulate the compression test.
Best Regards,
Ranjan