Problem definition text file.

/FILNAM,truss
/title, Simple Truss
/prep7

n, 1, 25.0,  0.0, 0.0    ! Node 1 is located at (25.0, 0.0, 0.0)
n, 2,  0.0, 18.0, 0.0
n, 3,  0.0,  0.0, 0.0

et, 1, link1             ! Element type; no.1 is link1

mp, ex, 1, 3.e7          ! Material Properties, E for material no. 1
mp, nuxy, 1, 0.3         ! & poisson's ratio for material no.1

r, 1, 0.5                ! 'Real Constant' number 1 is 0.5
                         !  (Cross sectional area)

en, 1, 3, 1              ! Element Number 1 connects nodes 1 & 2
en, 2, 2, 1

d, 3, ux, 0.             ! Displacement at node 3 in x-dir is zero
d, 3, uy, 0.             ! Displacement at node 3 in y-dir is zero
d, 2, ux, 0.
d, 2, uy, 0.

f, 1, fy, -1000.         ! Force at node 1 in y-direction is -1000.
 

ANSYS Model

Computed Results

DISPLACEMENT RESULTS

 PRINT DOF  NODAL SOLUTION PER NODE

  ***** POST1 NODAL DEGREE OF FREEDOM LISTING *****

  LOAD STEP=     1  SUBSTEP=     1

   TIME=    1.0000      LOAD CASE=   0 

  THE FOLLOWING DEGREE OF FREEDOM RESULTS ARE IN GLOBAL COORDINATES 

    NODE      UX          UY   

       1 -0.23148E-02-0.92304E-02
       2   0.0000      0.0000   
       3   0.0000      0.0000   
 

 MAXIMUM ABSOLUTE VALUES

 NODE          1           1
 VALUE  -0.23148E-02-0.92304E-02

STRESS RESULTS

 PRINT ELEMENT TABLE ITEMS PER ELEMENT
 

  ***** POST1 ELEMENT TABLE LISTING *****

    STAT    CURRENT

    ELEM    STRESS 

       1  -2777.8   
       2   3422.9   

 MINIMUM VALUES

 ELEM          1
 VALUE   -2777.8  

 MAXIMUM VALUES

 ELEM          2
 VALUE    3422.9  

Summary