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Vibration and Harmonic Response

Problem Specification
1. Start-up and preliminary set-up
2. Specify element type and constants

3. Specify material properties
4. Specify geometry
5. Mesh geometry
6. Specify boundary conditions
7. Solve!
8. Postprocess the results
9. Validate the results

Step 3: Specify material properties

Enter the Define Material Model Behavior menu

Select Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models

Material Models

In the Define Material Model Behavior menu, double-click on Structural, Linear, Elastic, and Isotropic.

Define Material Model Behavior window

Specify Material properties

Enter E for Young's modulus EX, nu for Poisson's Ratio PRXY.

Material Properties

Click OK.

Double-click on Density under Structural.

Select Density

Enter rho for DENS.

Input Density

Click OK.

This completes the specification for Material Model #1. Close the Define Material Model Behavior menu.

Save your work

Click on the SAVE_DB button in the ANSYS Toolbar.

Go to Step 4: Specify geometry