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toothroot, the birth and death feature of ANSYS in each of the different load steps can help to get you a solution. the birth and death feature in Ansys works in the same manner as what GJS has mentioned

Hey guys can we have a discussion on Material non linearity, the different material models available in Ansys in reference to the data available on the net about the same which explains the different types of material non linearities in detail. The same according to me would help us all to...

its really surprising that the natural frequency of the building would be only 10 Hz. Any comments friends to solve this query.

No i don't think Nikole its so read carefully what zuardy has written

Hey, Zuardy can you explain what do you mean by h-method and p-method. Well i am familiar with the h-elements and p-elements. is it something related to that or something else? please clear my doubt.

I would recommend you in this case to start with low stiffness contact elements and then go on increasing the stiffness of the contact elements. compare the answers you get each time. It might be that Ansys would be solving the problem with high stiffnesses assigned to the elements either...

Krishna, this is what i have intrepreted from your first part of the question, please go through it and correct me if i have intrepreted it wrongly. Well krishna the first part of your question tells me that using low stiffness spring elements converges the model and gives you the answer...

Caviac you will get it in the Ansys documentation as I had written in my previous post. Try searching for it cheers

you'll get it in the ansys documentations in their site ansys.com

Ya zuardy that's true.

Is it a casting? I suppose Ansys in their 6.1 version have come out with a data table specially for castings. Any comments guys. cheers

Finite Element Procedures by K.J.Bathe is a good book. But suppose if you are new to this subject I would recommend you to also refer Theory and Applications with Ansys by Saeed Moaveni. One more book which I feel is very good is Finite Element Handbook by Hayrettin Kardestuncer and Douglas Norrie.

Hi friends Can any one suggest me a very detailed explanation about the points to be kept in mind while meshing shell elements with beam? I have read somewhere that one should take care while placing beam element perpendicular to shell element even if both the elements have 6 DOF at each of the...

Ramakant you will have to check the tolerances within SW2001 and ANSYS related to the export and import options. Also you will have to check the modeling techniques. It has happened with me also. I use I-DEAS 7 for drawing models. The same model made by me and other colleague of mine using...

you will have to follow a consistent system of units vineet is right in quoting the above statement. The units icon which is being provided in Ansys is only useful when you are importing a material property file. Ramakant if you have made your drawing in mm then assume all the material...