Introduction to the static structural analysis with ansys® numerical code

The purpose of this guide is to introduce the user to the static structural analysis using the finite element code ANSYS. Being an accurate on-line manual available, the present tutorials have been prepared as a guideline introducing to the structural analysis, by pre-senting some examples concerning the element types typically adopted in practical applica-tions. Each example shows all stages of the analysis procedure with a description of the Ansys commands starting from geometric modelling up to the analysis of results. Many students have contributed to the preparation of this work, both during drafting and during a subsequent check of the described procedures. The authors wish to thank Michele Cagol and, in particular, David Locas for their contribution. This updated edition has become necessary due to the new element library available in the ANSYS ® code ver-sion 14. We would like to thank Prof. Michele Ciavarella and his student Antonio Balsamo of the Politecnico di BARI, for the help in the english translation.