Plane Stress Problem (Using Supergen / Problem 8-19)
(Interface using Algor SuperDraw III)
File
			Save As
						8-19sym
Setting
			Unit System
						Specify Default
								US (in)
Options
			Grid Display
						Using points
Options
			Input Method
						Keyboard
Snap
			Grid
Click on View Utilities (YZ Right) (This is the plane for mesh generation)
Add
			Line
Add
			Arc
						Endpoints + point
Modify
			Clean
						Duplicates
FEA Mesh
			Two-Dimensional Mesh Generation
						Element Shape
								mixed
						Mesh Density
								1600
Add
	General FEA
				Boundary Conditions (click on the nodes along the left edge to restrict them) Nodes on the lower edge are free to move in the y-direction.
File
		Save
Model Data
		Element
					Type
							2-D
		Elements
					Data
							Input thickness (1)
		Element
					Material
							Steel 4130
Select nodes on the right edge
		Modify
					Update Object Parameters
							Surface
									2
Model Data
		Surface
					Click Data for Surface 2
							Surface Definition Window Appears. Click on Surface Data
									Pressure: -100 psi (away from surface)
		Global
					Load Case
							1
					Output
							Element Data Nodal Data Displacement Data Stress Data
		Analysis
					Analyze
		Results (Superview)
					Results
							Von Mises
Results
		Precision
(Precision indicates accuracy of the model. Results less than 0.1 may indicate an acceptable model.)
Results
Displacement Data
		Displaced Model
					Displaced Model On
					Undisplaced Model On
					Node Inquire
					Get Node (Click on the lower right vertex)