Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical APDL

Topics Covered :

• Instructor Introductory Demonstration
• MAPDL Elements and Conceptual Review of FEA Fundamentals
• Introduction to APDL
• Geometry Creation and Import
• Select Logic
• Coordinate Systems and the Workplane
• Element Attribute Definition/Assignment
• Meshing
• Applying Loads and Boundary Conditions
• Solving
• Post Processing
• Modal and Mode Superposition Harmonic Response Analyses
• Coupling and Constraint Equations
• Parameters
• Planar Elements
• Shell and Beam Elements
• Contact
• Pretension/Bolt Preload
• Surface Effect and 1D Fluid Flow Elements
• Coupled Field Analyses
• Command Objects in Workbench Mechanical

Agenda :

This is a 3 day classroom course covering both lectures and workshops. For virtual training, this course is covered over 5 x 2 hour sessions, lectures only.

• Live Classroom Day 1
  • Module 01: Introduction to the MAPDL GUI (with student participation)
  • Module 02:  MAPDL Element Types and Simplified FEA Theory
  • Module 03:  Introduction to APDL (ANSYS Parametric Design Language
  • Module 04:  Geometry Creation and Import
  • Module 05:  Select Logic and Components
  • Module 06:  Coordinate Systems
  • Module 07:  Element Attributes
  • Workshop 3a:  APDL Input File
  • Workshop 4a:  Geometry Creation in PREP7
  • Workshop 4b:  Importing Geometry Into MAPDL
  • Workshop 5a:  Select Logic
  • Workshop 6a:  Coordinate Systems
  • Workshop 7a:  Element Attributes

• Live Classroom Day 2
  
  • Module 08:  Meshing
  • Module 09:  Boundary Conditions and Loads
  • Module 10: Solvers
  • Module 11: Post Processing (with student participation)
  • Module 12: Modal ad Mode Superposition Harmonic Analyses
  • Module 13: Nodal Coupling and Constrain Equations
  • Module 14: Using Parameters
  • Workshop 8a:  Meshing
  • Workshop 9a:  Boundary Conditions and Loads
  • Workshop 12a: Modal Analysis
  • Workshop 12b MSUP Harmonic Analysis
  • Workshop 13a: Periodic Boundary Conditions
  • Workshop 13b: Moment Connection
  • Workshop 14a: MPC184 Remote Point
  • Workshop 14b: Writing Results to a Text File
  • Workshop 14c: Tabular Loading with TREAD

• Live Classroom Day 3
  
  • Module 15: 2D Anlaysis
  • Module 16: Shell and Beam Elements
  • Module 17: Contact
  • Module 18: Pretension
  • Module 19: Surface Effect and Fluid116 (1D Fluid Flow Elements)
  • Module 20: Introduction to Coupled Field Analysis
  • Module 21: Introduction to Using Command Objects in Workbench Mechanical
  • Workshop 15a: Hanging Bracket
  • Workshop 16a: Beams and Shells
  • Workshop 17a: Bonded Contact
  • Workshop 17b: Snap Insertion with Standard Contact
  • Workshop 17c: CERIG and MPC Contact
  • Workshop 18a: Bolt Preload
  • Workshop 19a: Pin Load in a Hole Using Surf154
  • Workshop 19b: Cooling Plate Forced Convection with Surf152 and Fluid116
  • Workshop 20a: Thermo-Mechanical Coupling Using Physics Environments
  • Workshop 20b: Thermo-Mechanical Coupling Using Coupled Field Elements
  • Workshop 21: Pulsed Thermoelectric Heater with Circuit Coupling