{"id":160111,"date":"2022-09-26T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/discovery-aim-tutorial-stress-due-to-gravity\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T06:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T06:33:32","slug":"discovery-aim-tutorial-stress-due-to-gravity","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/discovery-aim-tutorial-stress-due-to-gravity\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery AIM tutorial &#8211; Stress Due to Gravity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This example is\u00a0taken from\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/confluence.cornell.edu\/display\/SIMULATION\/ANSYS+AIM+-+Stress+Due+to+Gravity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Cornell University&#8217;s ANSYS AIM Learning Modules<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<nav class=\"toc -selected\">Contents<\/p>\n<ol class=\"toc__section -lev0\">\n<li class=\"toc__item -lev0\">Problem Specification<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__item -lev0\">Geometry<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__item -lev0\">Mesh<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__item -lev0\">Physics Setup<\/li>\n<li class=\"toc__item -lev0\">Results Evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h4 content_id=\"problem-specification\" class=\"toc__permalink\" content_id=\"problem-specification\" class=\"toc__permalink\"  id=\"PROBLEM-SPECIFICATION\"><strong>Problem Specification<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Consider the geometry in the figure below. \u00a0The slender bar is 3 inches wide, 2 inches tall, and 50 inches long. \u00a0The large block on the end of the bar is 9 inches wide, 6 inches tall, and 6 inches long. \u00a0Both are made of structural steel with a Young\u2019s modulus of 2.90075E+7 and a poisson\u2019s ratio of .3. \u00a0The left end of the bar is fixed to a wall, and the geometry is subjected to standard earth gravity. \u00a0Calculate the maximum equivalent stress in the geometry.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-156948\" src=\"\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/08\/HM-2.png\" alt=\" width=\"821\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 content_id=\"geometry\" class=\"toc__permalink\" content_id=\"geometry\" class=\"toc__permalink\"  id=\"GEOMETRY\"><strong>Geometry<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The following video will walk you through creating your geometry inside ANSYS AIM.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/oo4XGs5FbopQL7j7ZdhWfm.html?\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 content_id=\"mesh\" class=\"toc__permalink\" content_id=\"mesh\" class=\"toc__permalink\"  id=\"MESH\"><strong>Mesh<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The following video will walk you through how to mesh your geometry .<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/o6FZJvbwpUvzogvwdURYn4.html?\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 content_id=\"physics-setup\" class=\"toc__permalink\" content_id=\"physics-setup\" class=\"toc__permalink\"  id=\"PHYSICS-SETUP\"><strong>Physics Setup<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The following video will walk you through applying all of the required forces and boundary conditions to your model.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/yHMbpzib2CctEpDLYYMn63.html?\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 content_id=\"results-evaluation\" class=\"toc__permalink\" content_id=\"results-evaluation\" class=\"toc__permalink\"  id=\"RESULTS-EVALUATION\"><strong>Results Evaluation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The following video will walk you through computing and analyzing your results.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vidyard_iframe\" src=\"\/\/play.vidyard.com\/twqU4kRTkrUwuNM4TPKrL6.html?\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-160111","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-aim-tutorial","topic-tag-discovery-aim","topic-tag-strutures"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"This example is taken from Cornell University&#039;s ANSYS AIM Learning Modules Contents Problem Specification Geometry Mesh Physics Setup Results Evaluation Problem Specification Consider the geometry in the figure below. 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