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ED 3261 : FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING
AND SIMULATION LABORATORY
LABORATORY RECORD
by
PADMANABHAN R
(2024291004)
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING GUINDY
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI – 600025.
MAY 2025
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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING GUINDY
ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI – 600025.
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this is a Bonafide laboratory record work (ED
3261: Finite Element Modelling and Simulation Laboratory) of
Mr. Padmanabhan R (Reg No. 2024291004) belonging to the Second
Semester of M. E. Degree (Part Time Mode) in Product Design and
Development Programme.
Date: __.__.2025
Professor & Head
(Product Design Division)
Laboratory Instructor
Professor & Head
(Dept. of Mechanical Engineering)
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TABLE OF CONTENT
S.No.
Table of Content
Page No.
1
Beam Analysis in APDL
1
2
Beam Analysis in Workbench
7
3
Solid Problems using APDL
11
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Solid Problems using
Workbench
Truss Problems using APDL
Truss Problems Using
Workbench
Thermal Fin Problem using
APDL
Thermal Fin Problem using
Workbench
Composite Wall Problem using
APDL
Composite Wall Problem using
Workbench
15
19
23
26
30
34
38
Remark
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11
12
Spring Mass System using
APDL
Bucking Problem using
Workbench
42
46