Structural FEA setup & results
Mesh, load, constrain, solve and extract stresses/modes within tolerance.
20 project-authored proposals · taxonomy v1.1 · 0 new benchmark runs. Verifiers and partial-credit rules below are designs, not executed results.
- Typical applications
- ANSYS Workbench · Abaqus/CAE · SolidWorks Simulation
- Class GUI-need label
HY· Hybrid
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Project class assignments, not demonstrated employee capability or imported benchmark coverage. Acceptance criteria and value metrics are proposals; no ROI has been measured.
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- Engineering and technical design · Concrete engineering artifacts include constrained parts, valid edits/assemblies, drawings, measurements, FEA results and simulated toolpaths.
Task proposals · 20
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R07.02.01.01-T01 ANSYS Workbench: cantilever bracket static stress and deflection
Original instruction
In ANSYS Workbench Static Structural, import input/bracket.step, assign Al 6061-T6, fix the two bolt-hole faces, apply 2 kN downward on the tip face, mesh at 2 mm with 3 refinement layers at the fillet, solve, and write max von Mises (MPa) and max total deformation (mm) to output/results.json; export the stress CSV.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Workbench · ANSYS Mechanical
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader opens the .wbpj via ACT read-only: material, BCs on the right faces, load magnitude/direction, mesh size. Reported values within ±5% (stress) and ±2% (deflection) of reference converged solve; CSV node count consistent with mesh.
Proposed partial credit
30% setup correct (material/BC/load); 20% mesh controls; 50% results within tolerance.
R07.02.01.01-T02 FreeCAD FEM: CalculiX analysis of a loaded plate with result export
Original instruction
In FreeCAD FEM, build a CalculiX analysis for input/plate_hole.step: steel (E 210 GPa, ν 0.3), fixed left face, 10 MPa tension on the right face, Gmsh mesh max 2 mm, solve, and export von Mises along the hole's top edge to output/edge.csv.
- Platforms
win· Windowsmac· macOSlin· Linux- Applications
- FreeCAD FEM · CalculiX · Gmsh
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
FCStd analysis container has material, ConstraintFixed, ConstraintPressure on correct faces, mesh max size; peak stress at hole within 5% of reference (Kt ≈ 2.4 expected for geometry); CSV sample points on the edge.
Proposed partial credit
30% analysis objects correct; 20% mesh; 50% peak stress and CSV.
R07.02.01.01-T03 Modal analysis of a clamped plate: first three natural frequencies
Original instruction
In SolidWorks Simulation, run a Frequency study on input/panel.SLDPRT (2 mm Al 5052, all four edges fixed), use a curvature-based mesh fine enough that mode 3 changes < 1% on refinement, and report the first three natural frequencies in Hz to output/modes.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Simulation
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Frequencies within ±3% of reference (analytic/converged); study file shows fixed edges and material; grader's refinement check from study mesh settings.
Proposed partial credit
20% setup; 20% mesh convergence evidence; 60% three frequencies (20 each).
R07.02.01.01-T04 Thickness sweep for a stress limit using a parameter set
Original instruction
In ANSYS Workbench, parameterise the plate thickness of input/hanger.step (2–6 mm in 1 mm steps) with a Parameter Set, solve all design points under the given 1.5 kN load, and report the minimum thickness with max von Mises < 150 MPa, plus the table, to output/sweep.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Workbench
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Project has 5 design points with thickness input and stress output parameters; each stress within 5% of reference; chosen thickness correct.
Proposed partial credit
30% parameter set; 40% table values; 30% correct minimum thickness.
R07.02.01.01-T05 Abaqus/CAE: bolted joint with pretension and contact
Original instruction
In Abaqus/CAE, model input/bolted_joint.step: two plates, M10 bolt with 20 kN pretension (bolt load, step 1), surface-to-surface contact with friction 0.2, then 8 kN transverse shear (step 2). Report maximum slip (mm) and peak contact pressure (MPa) in output/joint.json.
- Platforms
win· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- Abaqus/CAE
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader reads the .cae/.inp: bolt load definition, contact pairs and friction, two steps; reruns the .inp and compares the agent's reported values to its own ODB (±5%). Scripted .py replay journals are allowed but the model must be valid in CAE.
Proposed partial credit
25% bolt pretension; 25% contact definition; 20% steps; 30% results.
R07.02.01.01-T06 ANSYS: mesh convergence study for a shoulder-fillet stress concentration
Original instruction
For input/stepped_shaft.step under 5 kN axial load in ANSYS Mechanical, refine the fillet mesh until peak stress changes < 2% between refinements, report the converged peak stress, the mesh history and the resulting Kt (vs nominal at the small diameter) to output/kt.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Mechanical
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Kt within 3% of Peterson's chart value for the geometry; mesh history shows ≥ 3 refinements with last change < 2%; project file confirms local sizing on the fillet.
Proposed partial credit
30% convergence history; 30% converged peak stress; 40% Kt.
R07.02.01.01-T07 SolidWorks Simulation: linear buckling load factor of a column
Original instruction
Run a Buckling study on input/column.SLDPRT (steel tube 60 × 3, 2.5 m, fixed base, 50 kN axial top load, top free laterally). Report the first buckling load factor and critical load in output/buckling.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Simulation
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Load factor within ±3% of reference (Euler K=2 cross-check); study BCs inspected via API.
Proposed partial credit
30% BCs; 20% load; 50% load factor.
R07.02.01.01-T08 Abaqus: elastic-plastic plate with hole and residual strain
Original instruction
In Abaqus/CAE, model input/plate_hole_2d.step (plane stress, 3 mm) with bilinear S355 plasticity (yield 355 MPa, tangent 1 GPa), load to 300 MPa nominal and unload. Report max equivalent plastic strain and residual hoop stress at the hole edge to output/plastic.json.
- Platforms
win· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- Abaqus/CAE
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Model has load/unload steps, NLGEOM off, correct plasticity table; grader reruns and compares PEEQ and residual stress (±5%).
Proposed partial credit
30% material model; 20% steps; 50% two result values.
R07.02.01.01-T09 PrePoMax: pressurised thin-walled tank shell model vs analytic hoop stress
Original instruction
In PrePoMax, build a shell model of input/tank_midsurface.step (2 mm steel), apply 1.2 MPa internal pressure with symmetry BCs on cut edges, solve with CalculiX, and report mid-length hoop stress, which must match pr/t within 2%.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- PrePoMax · CalculiX
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Grader runs the exported .inp: shell section thickness, pressure on interior, symmetry constraints; reported and grader hoop stress within 2% of analytic.
Proposed partial credit
30% shell section; 30% BCs/pressure; 40% hoop stress.
R07.02.01.01-T10 ANSYS harmonic response of a bracket from 0 to 500 Hz
Original instruction
Using a Modal + Harmonic Response (MSUP) system in ANSYS on input/sensor_bracket.step, apply 1 g base excitation in Y, 2% damping, 0–500 Hz in 2 Hz steps, and report peak response frequency and amplitude at the sensor-mount vertex to output/frf.csv and output/peak.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Workbench
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Project: linked Modal→Harmonic, base excitation, damping; FRF CSV RMSE vs reference < 5% in log magnitude; peak frequency ±2 Hz, amplitude ±5%.
Proposed partial credit
30% analysis chain; 30% FRF curve; 40% peak values.
R07.02.01.01-T11 SolidWorks Simulation: fatigue life of a cyclically loaded lever
Original instruction
Run a static study then a Fatigue study on input/lever.SLDPRT (zero-based 0–800 N, constant amplitude, S-N curve from material 'AISI 4340 Normalized' with Goodman correction). Report minimum life (cycles) and its location in output/fatigue.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Simulation
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Studies inspected: event type zero-based, mean stress correction Goodman; life within ±10% (log) of reference; location within 2 mm.
Proposed partial credit
30% fatigue setup; 40% life; 30% location.
R07.02.01.01-T12 Fusion Simulation: shape optimisation of a bracket to a mass target
Original instruction
In Fusion, set up a Shape Optimization study for input/mount.f3d (preserve regions at holes, 1.5 kN load case, target 40% mass), solve on local/cloud solver available in sandbox, and export the promoted mesh body as output/mount_opt.stl.
- Platforms
win· Windowsmac· macOS- Applications
- Fusion Simulation
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
G2· GUI-essential- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Study settings read from f3d: preserve regions, load, target 40%; STL mass fraction 35–45%; grader FE check on STL gives max stress < material yield/1.5.
Proposed partial credit
30% setup; 30% mass fraction; 40% structural check passes.
R07.02.01.01-T13 FreeCAD FEM: verify beam tip deflection against Euler-Bernoulli
Original instruction
In FreeCAD FEM, model input/beam.step (steel 20 × 40 × 500 mm cantilever) with a 1 kN tip load on the end face, solve with CalculiX, and confirm the tip deflection is within 2% of PL³/3EI. Report both numbers.
- Platforms
win· Windowsmac· macOSlin· Linux- Applications
- FreeCAD FEM · CalculiX
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
Analysis objects valid; grader reruns; reported FE deflection matches its run (±1%) and is within 2% of analytic (requires adequate mesh/second-order elements).
Proposed partial credit
40% setup; 30% analytic value; 30% FE result within 2 pct of analytic.
R07.02.01.01-T14 ANSYS: submodel a weld toe and report hot-spot stress
Original instruction
Solve the global shell model input/frame_global.wbpj, then create a solid submodel of the gusset weld toe region from input/weld_detail.step, transfer cut-boundary displacements, and compute the IIW hot-spot stress by linear extrapolation (0.4t/1.0t) to output/hotspot.json.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Workbench
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & formsvis· Visual judgment- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro applong· Long-horizon- Proposed difficulty
- 5 / 5
Proposed verifier
Project: submodel linked to global solution with cut-boundary constraint; read-out points at 0.4t and 1.0t; hot-spot stress within 5% of reference.
Proposed partial credit
30% submodel link; 20% read-out points; 50% hot-spot value.
R07.02.01.01-T15 Abaqus: random vibration response of an avionics tray
Original instruction
In Abaqus/CAE, run a frequency step (first 20 modes) and a random response step on input/tray.step using the PSD in input/do160_curve.csv (base excitation Z, 3% damping). Report RMS acceleration at the connector node and 3σ von Mises max.
- Platforms
win· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- Abaqus/CAE
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Input file checked for frequency + random response steps, PSD table, damping; grader reruns and compares RMS (±5%) and 3σ stress (±7%).
Proposed partial credit
30% steps; 20% PSD table; 50% results.
R07.02.01.01-T16 Extract a path plot of principal stress from a solved model
Original instruction
Open the solved project input/hook_solved.wbpj in ANSYS Mechanical, define a path along the inner radius from point A to B (coordinates in input/path.txt), plot maximum principal stress along it with 50 samples, and export output/path.csv.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Mechanical
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 2 / 5
Proposed verifier
CSV with 50 rows; distances span A–B length ±0.1 mm; stress values RMSE < 2% vs grader's path extraction from the same result file.
Proposed partial credit
40% path definition; 60% CSV values.
R07.02.01.01-T17 SolidWorks Simulation: assembly with bolt connectors and contacts
Original instruction
In input/clamp.SLDASM, set up a static study with global bonded contact replaced by no-penetration between the jaws, four M8 bolt connectors (preload 12 kN, friction 0.2), fixed base, and 3 kN on the handle. Report bolt axial forces and max jaw stress.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- SolidWorks Simulation
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Study contact sets and connectors read via API; four bolt forces each within 5%; max jaw stress within 5%.
Proposed partial credit
25% contacts; 25% bolt connectors; 50% results.
R07.02.01.01-T18 ANSYS: quarter-symmetry model matches the full model
Original instruction
Solve input/flange_full.step under 4 MPa pressure in ANSYS, then build a quarter-symmetry model with symmetry regions and confirm max stress and displacement match the full model within 1%. Report both models' results and element counts.
- Platforms
win· Windows- Applications
- ANSYS Workbench
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Project contains both systems; quarter model has two symmetry regions on correct planes; results within 1% of each other and of reference; element count ratio ≈ 0.25.
Proposed partial credit
30% full model; 30% symmetry setup; 40% agreement.
R07.02.01.01-T19 Abaqus: composite layup ply stresses and Tsai-Wu index
Original instruction
In Abaqus/CAE, assign the layup [0/45/−45/90]s (CFRP props in input/t300.json, 0.125 mm plies) to input/panel_shell.step via Composite Layup, apply 5 kPa pressure, solve and report the max Tsai-Wu failure index and the critical ply.
- Platforms
win· Windowslin· Linux- Applications
- Abaqus/CAE
- Interfaces
desk· Desktop GUI- GUI need · task setting
HY· Hybrid- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
click· Point & clicktype· Text & forms- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
licensed· Licensed pro app- Proposed difficulty
- 4 / 5
Proposed verifier
Layup definition (ply orientations, thickness, material) checked; failure index output requested; value within 5% and ply ID exact.
Proposed partial credit
40% layup; 20% failure output; 40% result and ply.
R07.02.01.01-T20 Control pair of T01: bracket via CalculiX input file
Original instruction
Control pair of T01. Without a GUI pre-processor, mesh input/bracket.step with gmsh CLI, write output/bracket.inp for CalculiX with the same material, fixtures and 2 kN load, run ccx and report the same results.json fields.
- Platforms
lin· Linuxmac· macOS- Applications
- CalculiX · gmsh
- Interfaces
term· Terminal- GUI need · task setting
CL· CLI-sufficient- GUI need · ordinary access
CL· CLI-sufficient- Interaction primitives
code· Code & commands- Work product
WP07· Simulation result- Conditions
- None declared
- Proposed difficulty
- 3 / 5
Proposed verifier
Same tolerances as T01 against the converged reference; grader reruns the .inp. Reported as the CLI baseline for the GUI workflow.
Proposed partial credit
30% BC/load sets on correct nodes; 20% mesh; 50% results.
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