Lab 1:  Getting Started with ANSYS.

Example: Three point beam bending reduced to cantilever beam bending

• Instructions
• Sample solution: Beam bending
• Sample solution: Design optimization

Lab 2:  Mesh Control and Convergence Analyses

• Introductory slides
• Instructions
• Template for ANSYS Workbench 15.0
• Sample solution: Meshing experiments
• Sample solution: Convergence analysis
• Sample solution: Beam element type
• Results & discussion

Lab 3:  Advanced Material Models: Plasticity and Anisotropy

• Instructions
• Sample solution: Plasticity and hardening
• Sample solution: Orthotropic materials