Strain Based Fatigue Theory
Short course
In Sheffield
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Sheffield
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Duration
1 Day
This one day seminar focuses on the two core aspects of modern fatigue analysis theories, strain-based fatigue and multiaxial fatigue. Suitable for: Engineers who want to gain a deeper understanding of strain based fatigue concepts and how they relate to real world problems.
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About this course
A familiarity with the basic concepts of fatigue is assumed.
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Content:
- Overview of fatigue analysis from finite element models – why it is necessary, what types of problems can be solved successfully
- Strain-based fatigue analysis for crack initiation
- material response to complex cyclic loading
- strain-life and cyclic stress-strain relationships
- mean stress effects and how to select them
- effects of surface finish and surface treatment
- using strain-based fatigue with elastic FEA results
- strain-based fatigue for cast irons
- computer-based examples
- will cracks propagate to failure - the critical distance methods and when they should be used
- Biaxial fatigue methods
- principal stresses and von Mises stresses
- strain-based biaxial fatigue methods and their derivation
- critical plane methods
- how to apply biaxial fatigue methods to steels, aluminium alloys, and cast irons
- mean stress effects, and modelling elastic-plastic stress-strain responses for biaxial stress
Strain Based Fatigue Theory