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1.POINT LOAD ON CENTER OF A CANTILEVER BEAM AIM: Determine the deformation (Nodal displacement) by the application of 40 kN point load at the center of cantilever beam. The beam is made from steel with E = 200 GPa and I = 4 x 10-6 m4 Software Used: ANSYS Mechanical APDL Procedure: Step 1: Launch ANSYS # Main Menu > Preferences > Structural Step 2: Define Element Type # Main Menu > Preprocessor > Element Type > Add/Edit/Delete # Select Beam in the left-hand menu and 2 nodes 188 in the right-hand menu # element type - 1 Step 3: Define the Beam Cross Section # Main Menu > Preprocessor > Sections > Beam > Common Sections # Enter a value of 0.0832358 for B and for H. Step 4: Define the Material Behavior # Main Menu > Preprocessor > Material Props > Material Models # Structural > Linear > Isotropic # ( E = 200x 109 Pa, Poisson ratio = 0.3...