1. Basic Structural Nonlinearities for ANSYS 6.0 Workshop Supplement

2. Inventory Number: 001566 First Edition ANSYS Release: 6.0 Published Date: October 15, 2001 Registered Trademarks: ANSYS ® is a registered trademark of SAS IP Inc. All other product names mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Disclaimer Notice: This document has been reviewed and approved in accordance with the ANSYS, Inc. Documentation Review and Approval Procedures. “This ANSYS Inc. software product (the Program) and program documentation (Documentation) are furnished by ANSYS, Inc. under an ANSYS Software License Agreement that contains provisions concerning non-disclosure, copying, length and nature of use, warranties, disclaimers and remedies, and other provisions. The Program and Documentation may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of that License Agreement.” Copyright © 2001 SAS IP, Inc. Proprietary data. Unauthorized use, distribution, or duplication is prohibited. All Rights Reserved. Workshop Supplement Basic Structural Nonlinearities

3. Workshop Supplement October 15, 2001 Inventory #001566 TOC-3 Basic Structural Nonlinearities Table of Contents 1.Nonlinear SolutionW1-1 Shallow Arched Beam 2.Automatic Solution ControlW2-1 Fishing Rod 3.Results File OptionsW3-1 Fishing Rod (part 2) 4.Solution OptionsW4-1 Tensile Bar 5.Convergence CriteriaW5-1 Truss Structure 6.Line SearchW6-1 Spar 7. Postprocessing W7-1 Tensile Specimen 8. Postprocessing W8-1 Results Viewer 9.Basic Geometric NonlinearitiesW9-1 Strain Measure Study 10.Basic PlasticityW10-1 Bilinear Kinematic Hardening - BKIN 11.Basic PlasticityW11-1 Multilinear Kinematic Hardening - KINH 12.Basic PlasticityW12-1 Socket Connector 13.Plasticity PostprocessingW13-1 Socket Connector (part 2) 14.Introduction to ContactW14-1 Contact Stiffness Study (FKN) 15.Introduction to ContactW15-1 Penetration Tolerance Study (FTOLN) 16.Introduction to ContactW16-1 Contact and Target Designation 17.Introduction to ContactW17-1 Snap Fit 18.Introduction to ContactW18-1 Assembly Contact