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Finite Element Analysis &
Fatigue Life & Durability Assessment &
Fracture Mechanics/Crack Growth Simulation
Fatigue Life & Durability
Finite Element Analysis Fracture Mechanics Training
Assessment
Design to Life Assessment or Fracture Mechanics Based Fatigue Crack Growth
Computational Finite Element Analysis
Durability by Design - Fatigue Evaluation Method Analysis and Life Prediction Methodologies

Theory 1. Introduction to fatigue Section 1 : Fatigue Analysis

• Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
o Different numerical methods
o Advantages & Disadvantages
• Working Principal of FEM
o Matrix algebra
o Stiffness matrix for by Direct Method
o The Variational Method
o The weighted Residual Method
o Element connectivity
2. Stress-life (S-N) analysis
o Element assembly
o Meshing rules
Types of Engineering Analysis
• • SIF Solutions a Compendium.
o Static - Linear /Nonlinear
o Dynamic-Linear /Nonlinear
• Introduction • Stress Life Approach.
• Stages of fatigue failure • Strain Life Approach.
• Strength reduction due to cyclic load • Fracture Mechanics Approach.
• Description of fatigue loading
Section 2 : Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics-1
• Typical loading cycles
• Historical Development.
• Endurance curves
• Crack Tip Stress, Strain, Displacement
• Generalizing fatigue data
Fields.
• Fatigue life prediction approaches
• Definition of Mode I, Mode II, Mode III
• HCF and LCF
Stress Intensity Factors.
Section 3 : LEFM-2
• S-N curve
• Analytical Methods to determine SIF.
• Construction of S-N curve
• Experimental methods to determine SIF.
• Stress life equation
• Application of stress concentration
• Plasticity Correction Factors
• Fatigue limit testing
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• Mean stress corrections

• Introduction to Elasticity & Plasticity Section 4 : LEFM-3
• Materials Models 3. Strain-life (E-N) analysis • Three stages of Fatigue Crack Growth.
• Elements Theory • E-N curve • FCG Models.
• Construction of E-N curve • Factors influencing FCG.
• Strain life equation
• Advanced Analysis Types • Cyclic stress strain relations Section 5 : Computational Fracture Mechanics
• Contact Analysis • Mean stress corrections • Numerical Methods to determine SIF.
• Structural Analysis • Application stress concentration (Neuber's • Refined Finite Element Models to
• Static – linear/Nonlinear - rule) determine SIF.
(Material,Boundary, Geometry) • Bauschinger effect • Benchmarks.
• Modal- Eigen value/ Buckling/ • Uniform material law • Case Studies.
Spectral/ Harmonic
• Dynamics – implicit/explicit 5. Signal processing for fatigue Section 6 : Test Methods
• Thermal Analysis • Introduction • Fracture Toughness.
• Steady State – linear/nonlinear • Fatigue Crack Growth.
• Filters
• Transient - linear/ nonlinear • Facilities, Instrumentation and Fixtures.
• Fourier analysis
• Thermo-Mechanically Coupled
• Power spectral density • Database
Analysis
• Rainflow counting
Section 7 : Fatigue Life Prediction
• Analysis Controls
6. Bi-axial and Multiaxial fatigue Methodologies
o Time Step
• Introduction • Life Prediction Computer Programs.
o Solution control
o How it works • Stress strain relationships • Source Code.

implicit • Principal stress/strain criterion • Database.

Explicit • MacDiarmid's criterion • Load Spectrum Generation and Input.

Nonlinear problems • Brown – Miller criterion
Section 8 : Practical Case Studies
• Solutions Controls
o Convergence Criteria 7. Fatigue of welded joints
o Error Handling • Introduction
• Weld classification
• Optional Additional Topics • Fatigue life curves for welded joints
• Fatigue Analysis • Defect in welded joints
• Forming Analysis
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• Optimization • Issues in weld fatigue

• Fatigue analysis of welded joints FEM
Practical method
Tool : ANSYS/ABAQUS
8. Statistics in fatigue
1. Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical • Introduction
2. Introduction to GUI • Gausian/Weibull distribution
3. Pre-processing • Proability in fatigue
• Geometry Import, Clean-up
Techniques 9. Factors influencing fatigue
• Meshing Techniques • Magnitude of stress fluctuations/stress
• Assigning Boundary Condition concentration
• Assigning Material Properties • Mean stress
• Assigning Friction Laws • Surface finish
• Assigning Loading Conditions
• Residual stress
• Structural
• Environment
• Mechanical
• Other
10. Introduction to advanced topics
• Assigning Solver Settings
• Assigning Convergence Settings
• Thermo mechanical Fatigue
• Creep Fatigue Interaction
4. Post Processing
• Fatigue of Rotating components
• Stress
• Weld Fatigue Analysis
• Strain
• Optimization for fatigue life
• Displacement
• Dynamic Load histories extraction from
• Moments
MBD for fatigue analysis
• Temperature
• Other

5. Meshing
• Introduction to 1D BEAM Elements
• Introduction to 2D SHELL Elements
• Introduction to 3D SOLID Elements
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6. 1D Analysis
• Distributed Loading – Cantilever Beam
• Bending Moment Loading of a Cantilever
Beam

7. Structural Analysis
• Static Analysis
• Modal Analysis
• Eigen Value Analysis
• Buckling Analysis
• Spectral Analysis
• Time Response Analysis
• Frequency Response
Analysis
• Harmonic Analysis
• Dynamic Analysis
• Implicit Analysis
• Explicit Analysis
• Linear Static analysis
• Nonlinear Static Analysis
• Material Nonlinearity
• Geometry Nonlinearity
• Boundary Condition Nonlinearity

8. Thermal Analysis
• Static Thermal
• Transient Thermal
• Linear Thermal
• Nonlinear Thermal
• Material and Heat Transfer

9. Other Project Groups

• Structural Linear Static
• Thermal Linear Static
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• Transient Dynamics
• Transient Thermal
• Drop Test Analysis
• Vibration Analysis
• Heat Transfer Analysis
• Impact Analysis
• Crash Analysis
• Contact Analysis
• Fatigue Analysis
• Response Spectrum Analysis
• Optimisation

Contact

Ms Nethra S Mr. Sathyanarayana Rao Mr. Santhosh N L

Head – Training Division Head – Academics Director
nethra@dhioglobal.in +91 9900137005 snr@dhio.in 9900138009 santhosh@dhio.in +91 9591994642