Customer Training Material

Workshop 3

Constant Amplitude
Stress-Life Fatigue

Introduction to ANSYS
nCode DesignLife

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Goals Customer Training Material

• Create workflow for ANSYS nCode DesignLife

– Constant SN DesignLife flo with two loadings

• Create and solve Mechanical model

• Review FE results

• Set load mapping

• Solve

• Review fatigue results

• Adjust load mapping and resolve/review

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Create Geometry System Customer Training Material

• LMB > drop Geometry system onto project

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Import Solid Model Customer Training Material

• RMB on Geometry cell > Edit > import tapered shaft.stp

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Set-up Mechanical Project Customer Training Material

• LMB > drop 2 static structural systems

– share Geometry, Engineering Data, and Model

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Edit Engineering Data Customer Training Material

• RMB > Edit Engineering Data

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Add Material to Engineering Data Customer Training Material

• Access nCode Material Library

– add AISI_4340_125 to Engineering Data (plus sign)

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Edit Mechanical Customer Training Material

• Model Cell > RMB > Edit

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Import Material into Mechanical Customer Training Material

• Highlight Geometry > Material Assignment > AISI_4340_125

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Create Mesh Customer Training Material

• Set body sizing and mesh

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Apply Boundary Conditions Customer Training Material

• Restrain large end (both systems)

• Apply 100 lbf lateral load to small end in one system and 10,000 lbf
axial load to small end the other system

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Solve Customer Training Material

• Solve and plot von-Mises stress

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Create DesignLife System Customer Training Material

• LMB on nCode SN Constant DesignLife system > drop on Solution

cell of either Static Structural system

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Create DesignLife System Customer Training Material

• LMB on Solution cell of the other structural system > drag results to
Solution cell of DesignLife system

may need to
Update Project
to restore
ready state

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Edit DesignLife System Customer Training Material

• RMB on DesignLife Solution cell > Edit

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Resize DesignLife Workspace Customer Training Material

• To resize the DesignLife Workspace > RMB on free space in center

window > Zoom > scroll slider bar

zoom slider bar

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DesignLife Graphic Controls Customer Training Material

• Display Input Maximize Glyph Mouse settings

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Verify FE Results Customer Training Material

• RMB > FEDisplay Glyph > Properties > select data to plot
– activate Display

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Edit Load Mapping Customer Training Material

• RMB on Analysis Glyph > Edit Load Mapping > Yes to Run Flow

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Verify Load Mapping Customer Training Material

• By default both loadings are set to fully reversed (R = -1)

– do not change default settings

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Solve Customer Training Material

• VCR button

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Plot Fatigue Results Customer Training Material

• RMB on Fatigue_Results_Display > Properties

– select results to plot

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Reset Load Mapping Customer Training Material

• RMB on Analysis Glyph > Edit Load Mapping > Yes to Run Flow

• Set bending load to be fully reversed from 5*min to 5*min and

deactivate axial load

• Then resolve

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Plot Fatigue Results Customer Training Material

• RMB on Fatigue_Results_Display > Properties

– select results to plot

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Reset Load Mapping Customer Training Material

• Now set bending to be fully reversed from 5*min to 5*min and axial
load to be constant

• And then resolve

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Plot Fatigue Results Customer Training Material

• RMB on Fatigue_Results_Display > Properties

– select results to plot

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Activate Mean Stress Effect Customer Training Material

• RMB on Analysis Glyph > Advanced Edit > Yes to Run Flow

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Include Goodman Mean Stress Effect Customer Training Material

• Analysis Runs > AnaDef > SNEngine > MeanStressCorrection

– select Goodman

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Resolve Customer Training Material

• And then resolve

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Plot Fatigue Results Customer Training Material

• Pick Fatigue_Results_Display > RMB > Properties

– select results to plot

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Additional Actions Customer Training Material

• Assess effect of other load mapping options

• Assess effect of other Gerber mean stress correction theory

• Assess effect of modifying material surface effects

• Review text results

• Review hot spot results

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