A review paper on Finite elements methods using ANSYS

Abstract: The aim of this review paper is to represent a general study on the finite element methods using ANSYS software. The various options involved in the ANSYS software are studied in detail. In general form the finite element method is a computational procedure used to resolve tensor states in three dimensional continua based upon the conditions at the boundary. The procedure provides approximate solutions for continua of any shape or configuration, some of which may be very difficult or impossible to solve in closed form. This facility is acquired by the fact that the procedure divides a continuum into smaller units, often many units, and the shape of the units are selected to be shapes for which solutions are either known or can be solved by approximate numerical methods. The elastic equations for each of the small units are assembled for simultaneous solution by matrix methods, thereby solving for the boundary conditions (displacements) of each small unit that are consistent with the conditions at the boundary of the continuum.