1: Fundamentals of the finite element method
1.1 Method of weighted residuals
1.4 FEM in two-dimensional elastostatic problems
2: Overview of ANSYS structure and its graphic capabilities
3: Application of ANSYS to stress analysis
Appendix: Procedures for creating stepped beams
3.2 The principle of St. Venant
3.3 Stress concentration due to elliptic holes and inclusions
3.4 Stress singularity problem
3.5 Two-dimensional contact stress
4.2 Mode analysis of a straight bar
4.3 Modal analysis of a suspension for hard disc drive
4.4 Modal analysis of a one axis precision moving table using elastic hinges
5: Analysis for fluid dynamics
5.2 Analysis of flow structure in a diffuser
5.3 Analysis of flow structure in a channel with a butterfly valve
6: Application of ANSYS to thermo-mechanics
6.1 General characteristic of heat transfer problems
6.2 Heat transfer through two adjacent walls
6.3 Steady-state thermal analysis of a pipe intersection
6.4 Heat dissipation through a developed surface
7: Application of ANSYS to contact between machine elements
Appendix: Using ANSYS workbench for structural analysis
A.2 Problem description: A stepped round bar subjected to tension
A.4 Creation of a 3D analysis model using the design modeller
A.5 Stress analysis of a stepped round bar subjected to uniform tension