Pipe16

ProblemStatement:
The pipe below is subjected to an internal pressure of 800 psi and a concentrated load of 100 lb.
AssumingthepipeismadeofsteelwithE = 29(10)
6
psi and Poissons ratio = 0.3, completethefollowing:
a. Findthemaximumdeflection.
b. Createcontourplotsoftheaxial(o
x
),thevonMisesstresses,andshearstresses(
xy
).
c. FindthestressstatesatpointsA,B,C,andD.

ANSYSprocedure:
1. Preprocessor>Elementtype>Add/Edit/Delete>(Add)>(Pipe)>(Elasticstraight16)>OK
2. Preprocessor>Realconstants>Add/Edit/Delete>(Add)>Type1>OK
(Outsidediameter=1,Wallthickness=u.uS)>OK
3. Preprocessor>Materialproperties>Materialmodels>Structural>Linear>Elastic>Isotropic
EnterEX=29c6andPRXY=0.30
4. Preprocessor>Modeling>Create>Keypoints>InactiveCS
Keypoint Xcoordinate Ycoordinate Zcoordinate
1 0 0 0
2 10 0 0
5. Preprocessor>Modeling>Create>Lines>Lines>Straightlines(Clickonthekeypoints1and2
tomakeline1)
6. Preprocessor>Meshing>Meshtool>Sizecontrols>Lines>Set>Pickline1>NDIV=10>OK
7. Preprocessor>Meshing>Meshtool>Mesh>Lines>Pickline1
8. Utilitymenu:Plotctrls>Style>Sizeandshape>Selecttheradiobuttonnextto/ESHAPE>OK
9. Utilitymenu:List>Elements>Nodesandattributes
10. Utilitymenu:List>Nodes
Applyingloads:

11. Solution>Defineloads>Apply>Structural>Displacement>Onkeypoints>(Pickfirstkeypoint
andfixallDOF)

12. Solution>Defineloads>Apply>Structural>Force/Moment>Onkeypoints>Pickkeypoint2>
OK>Fy=100>OK

13. Solution > Define loads > Apply >

Structural > Pressure > On
elements > Pick all > LKEY = 1 >
VALUE = 800 > OK (For internal
pressure)

14. Solution>Solve>CurrentLS
Postprocessing:
15. GeneralPostproc>
Plotresults>
DeformedShape

16. General Post proc > Plot results > Contour plot > Element solution > Stress > X component of
stress(Axialstress)>Ok

17. GeneralPostproc>Plotresults>Contourplot>Elementsolution>Stress>vonMisesstress>
OKNoticethattheeffectivestress (thevonMisesstress)isLESSthanthexcomponentofstress.This isbecausea
biaxialstateofstress(bending/axialstressduetopressureloadinginthexdirectiontogetherwithahoopcomponent
thatactsinaperpendiculardirection)exists,reducingthelikelihoodofyieldingifthisisaductilematerial.

18. General Postproc >

Plot results >
Contour plot >
Element solution >
Stress > SXH
component of stress
(Hoopstress)>OK

DeterminethestressatdifferentpointsA,B,CandDalongthecircumferenceofthepipe
throughoutitslengthforthei
th
node:

19. GeneralPostproc>Elementtable>Definetable>Add>Bysequencenumber

Stress LocationA LocationB LocationC LocationD

Axial(SAXL) LS,1 LS,9 LS,17 LS,25
Hoop(SH) LS,3 LS,11 LS,19 LS,27
Shearstress(SXH) LS,4 LS,12 LS,20 LS,28

20. GeneralPostproc>Elementtable>List
elementtable>Select
SAXLA,SAXLB,SAXLC,SAXLD>OK

(AxialstressatlocationsA,B,CandDalongthe
lengthofthepipe)
21. GeneralPostproc>Elementtable>List
elementtable>Select
SHOOPA,SHOOPB,SHOOPC,SHOOPD>OK

(HoopstressatlocationsA,B,CandDalongthe
lengthofthepipe)

22. GeneralPostproc>Elementtable>List
elementtable>Select
SXHA,SXHB,SXHC,SXHD>OK

(ShearstressatlocationsA,B,CandDalongthe
lengthofthepipe)

Summaryofresults:
1. Themaximumdeflectionis0.069292in.
2. Themaximumaxialstressis33,029psidevelopedatthefixedendofthepipeatlocationA.
Theelementtablesprovidethethreecomponentsofstress(twonormalandtwoshear)that
areactiveatpointsA,B,CandD.
3. Themaximumeffectivestress(vonMisesstress)is30202psiatthefixedendatlocationA.
ThistutorialwasdevelopedbyDavidHallandSaiRaviKanthTummala2008