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High Resolution FE Model of Bone - Mesh
Added by Chia-Hsun Hsieh , last edited by Sebastien Lachance-Barrett on Jan 20, 2014 14:35

Author: Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University
Problem Specification
1. Pre-Analysis & Start-Up
2. Geometry
3. Mesh
4. Physics Setup
5. Numerical Solution
6. Numerical Results
7. Verification & Validation
Exercises
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Mesh
Create a material
Drag Static Structural into the Project Schematic page.
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We have not defined the material for this model so we will do that before we proceed. Double
click on Engineering Data. Click on "click here to add a new material" to create a new
material. Name the new material "bone". Expand Linear Elastic and double click on
I sotropic Elasticity.
In the properties window, expand Isotropic Elasticity and enter 1e9 Pa for Young's Modulus
and 0.3 for Poisson's Ratio.
Click on to return to the Project Schematic page.
Create the mesh
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In the Project Schematic page, click and drag Model from the FE Modeler and drop it onto
Model in Static Structural.
This will load the FE model into ANSYS Mechanical. If you drag and drop the FE model onto
Geometry in Static Structural, then you merely import the geometry and you will need to
create your own mesh in Mechanical. But when when FE model is linked with Model in Static
Structural, the mesh in the FE Modeler is transfer to Mechanical and the user can proceed
straight to setting up the physics.
Notice there is a lighting bolt symbol on the FE Modeler. Right click on Model and select
Update.
Once the FE Modeler is updated, double click on Model in static Structural to launch
ANSYS Mechanical.
Warning!
Update the FE Modeler and launching Mechanical also uses a lot of computer
memory. Leave the computer along until it finishes.
Go to Step 4: Physics Setup
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