2-D Modeling and Analyzing a

Typical Gravity Dam in ANSYS

A.H.Saeb
Student of MSc. In structure engineering
University of Sistan & Baluchestan

PLANE42 element

Plain strain behavior

SI units

Ex=2e10

=0.2

Density=2400

Creating Keypoints

Drawing the area

Meshtool

Element edge length

PLANE42 triangle warning

Constraining of the foundation

Upstream water pressure

Uplift pressure

Simulating gravity effect

Analysis type

Solving

General post processing

Result viewer

Displaced structure

X-component of displacement

Y-component of displacement

X-component of stress

Y-component of stress

Stress intensity

Von Mises stress

Reaction forces at nodes

Mesh cleaning

Adaptive meshing and solution

Adaptive meshing map

X-component of displacement

X-component of stress

Modal analysis

Frequency renge

Frequency=4.213

Thanks for your attention