How to do function multiplication in APDL?

I need to define a simple equation in APDL with multiplication in it. The function goes as, w = REV * 2* PI/60 I simply want to convert the input RPM value to rads-1. But when I enter the equation...

10 November 2019 4,320 3 View

How to add "remote displacement" type boundary condition in APDL?

Hi all, I want to know how to add DOF for a set of nodes relative to a remote location in APDL? A similar function is available in Ansys mechanical workbench called 'remote displacement" or...

08 September 2019 9,840 2 View

How to convert bolt pretension torque to pretension adjustment length??

Hi, How to convert bolt pretension force in to "pretension adjustment length"? Is there any equation for the conversion? Or do I have to conduct a separate simulation to find the bolt length...

06 July 2019 9,703 7 View

ANSYS WB : How to obtain volume of a single object in an assembly(for parametric study)?

Hi, I'm doing a stress analysis of an assembly. I need to obtain the volume of an object as an output parameter for a parametric study. How can I do that? I think I can use a apdl command to...

02 March 2019 1,321 1 View

Extracting "user defined results"?

Hi, I need to calculate factor of safety for a brittle material using "elemental" max. principal stress. Since the default factor of safety is based on "nodal" stress. I'm planning to use "user...

01 February 2019 6,458 1 View

Are there any research paper on removing stress singularities using St. Venant's principle?

Hi all, In FEA when dealing with stress singularities, most of the time people say to avoid the stress singularities using the St. Venant's Principle. But to back it up this method I could not...

10 November 2018 4,108 8 View

How to setup ANSYS distributed fro Mechanical workbench?

I need to use computing power of two computers for simulation. How do I setup this for ansys workbench mechanical? Thanks.

09 October 2018 4,845 0 View

How to select mean stress correction method for fatigue simulation/analysis?

There are several types of mean stress correction methods in fatigue analysis such as Goodman, Gerber, etc, So for a fatigue analysis what is the basis of selecting a mean stress correction...

07 August 2018 9,580 12 View

How to overcome stress singularities due to interference fit?

HI all, I'm trying to simulate the effect of rotational inertia for a shaft which is rotating 100 krpm along its axis. The shaft consists of three components (please see the below attachment...

06 July 2018 7,840 9 View

How can stress concentration occur on flat contact surfaces?

Hi all, I've being trying to simulate effect of bolt pretension using ANSYS mechanical. The bolt load is 12000 N. I'm using axi-symmetric simulation. The issue is stress concentration is high on...

04 May 2018 8,501 1 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

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01 March 2021 3,905 5 View

How to evaluate unsupervised clustering metrics when some elements do not have a cluster label in the result?

I run algorithms like HDBSCAN and MeanShift, and compare them with K-means and GaussianMixture. The first two algorithms do not return cluster labels for some elements in the dataset. My question...

27 February 2021 428 3 View

High aspect ratio hexahedral mesh optimization solver?

I am interested in evaluating mesh optimization solvers that converge to high aspect ratio unstructured hexahedral grids. In other words, I am interested in a solver that optimizes warpage,...

26 February 2021 7,279 2 View

VIF very high, but correlation is low and coefficient is significant. Which one whould I choose?

Hello. I have a question whether if my coefficients (statistically significant) would be valid when VIFs are really high. In my model, there are independent variables(IV), moderating variables...

26 February 2021 956 13 View

Can random sampling have inclusion criteria?

As random sampling means that everyone in the population have an equal chance to be chosen, can it have inclusion criteria? My research participants have been chosen based on the inclusion...

26 February 2021 6,905 10 View

Data Analysis K-S and S-W tests?

Hello, I have conducted analysis where the K-W and S-W have come out as p

25 February 2021 9,648 3 View

Statistics: include groups of respondents made by one person for analysis?

Good morning, I could not find literature about this so I am asking. I am organizing data for a questionnaire (N=100) that foresees some personal questions like level of education. For the aim...

25 February 2021 2,090 4 View