ANSYSnCodeDesignLife for 13.

0ANSYS Workbench

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Agenda
Introduction WhatisFatigueandWhyisitimportant ApproachesforFatigue ANSYSnCodeDesignLife overview WhatisnewforANSYS13.0DesignLife SP1 Questions

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IntegratedwithinANSYS Workbench13toprovidea leadingsolutionfor advancedfatigueanalysis.

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WhatisFatigue?
Fatigue is:
Failure under a repeated or otherwise varying load which never reaches a level sufficient to cause failure in a single application. The initiation and growth of a crack, or growth of a pre-existing defect, until it reaches a critical size. The progressive and localized structural damage that occurs when a material is subjected to cyclic loading.
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Stress

Strain

Stress

Time

EarlyFailures

1808 Trevithick's Catch-me-who-can

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PresentDayFatigueFailure
1999 ICEhighspeedtrainderailedatEschede,Germany
Hitbridgepillar 100killed Earlywheeldesigncausedvibrations Newwheeldesign Baseduponstreetcardesign Nottestedathighspeedbeforeservice Completeprototypesnevertested Crashfindings Causedbycrackinwheel Dynamic,repetitiveforceshadnot beenaccountedforindesign Designlackedanadequatemarginof safety

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WhyisitImportant?
WhydoweneedtodoFatigueAnalysis? ...Between80 90%ofallstructuralfailuresoccurthrougha

fatiguemechanism ...TheestimatedannualcostoffractureandfatiguetotheUS was4.4%ofGDP

The Economic Effects of Fracture in the United States, National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD, Special Publication 647-2, 1983. 7 2011ANSYS,Inc. October24,2011

FatigueAnalysisProcess
Loading Environment

Geometry

Fatigue Analysis Stress-life Strain-life Crack growth

Life Fatigue is a statistical, not deterministic, phenomenon.

Material Properties

Post-processing optimization

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FatigueAnalysis:StressLife(SN)
SNisalsoknownasHighCycle FatigueorNominalStress Approach Elasticstresshistoryusedto determinelife Maybeappliedtoeithermaterialor component Usedextensivelyforweldedjoints andnonmetallics Suitableforlivesgreaterthan1e4 cycles Wellestablished,Familiar,Large amountofmaterialdataavailable, Simpleloadingscanbeanalyzedasa handcalc.
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Whler circa 1850

800 600
Smooth shoulder

400
Sharp shoulder

200 104 105 Cycles, N 106

FatigueAnalysis:StrainLife(EN)
ENisalsoknownasLowCycle Fatigue,CrackInitiationor LocalStrainApproach Elastoplasticstrainhistoryused todeterminelife Localplasticitycanbeestimated fromfullyelasticFEanalysisor computeddirectlyinANSYS Suitableforlowandhighcycle fatigue Cyclecountingandplasticity correctionsdifficulttodoby hand.
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Plastic (Low Cycle Fatigue Line)

Elastic (High Cycle Fatigue Line)

FatigueAnalysis:CrackGrowth
Crackgrowthknownascrack propagation,orfracturemechanics
Crack

Predictscyclebycyclecrackgrowth

UsedinaerospaceDamageTolerance analysis

Determineimpactofknownor suspectedflaws

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ANSYS Workbench

Engineering Data
Materials Loads DesignLife

Stresses

Mechanical

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nCode OEM Partnership nCode DesignLife Advanced Fatigue Analysis Process Orientation Ease of Use Workbench Integration DesignLife Systems Design Parameters Material library

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ANSYS nCodeDesignLife Features

StreamliningtheVirtualEngineeringProcess

PowerfulFatigue AnalysisTechnology IntegratedReporting andProcess Encapsulation Fast,Expandable,and Scalable

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ANSYS nCodeDesignLife Features

Intuitiveandeasytousesoftwarefor performingfatigueanalysisoffinite elementmodels. Efficientlyanalyzelargefiniteelement modelsandcompleteusageschedules. Widerangeoffatigueanalysiscapabilities includingstresslife,strainlife,multiaxial, weldanalysis,virtualshakertable,and more. Singleenvironment forbothTestandCAE data. Extensivematerialdatabase

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ANSYS nCodeDesignLife Capabilities

ANSYS nCode DesignLife has an extensive scope of fatigue capabilities

StrainLife(automatedmultiaxialcorrections) StressLife(single,multicurve,Haigh diagrams) CrackGrowth(LEFM) Seamweldsandspotwelds Hightemperaturefatigue Vibrationfatigue(shakersimulation) VirtualStraingage Completedutycycles/flightspectrums Multiplerunsinasingleanalysis Multiprocessorenabledforfastresults

FiniteElementresultssupported Static(linearsuperposition) Transient Modal FrequencyResponse Linear&Nonlinear FiniteElementsolverssupported ANSYS Abaqus Nastran LSDyna

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ANSYS nCodeDesignLife Benefits

Performvirtualdurabilityassessmentupfronttoreducerelianceon physicaltestandavoidcostlydesignandtoolingchanges Performsmarterandquickerphysicaltestsbysimulatingfirst Designdurabilityintoyourproductsandreducewarrantyclaims Standardizeanalysisprocessestoimproveconsistencyandquality Automateprocessestobetterutilizeengineerstimeandworkload Assessmoredesignoptions,considermorerealisticloadingconditions andmoreconfidentlyreducecostandweight

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ANSYS 13nCodeDesignLifeSP1

SupportforNamedSelections NewstateenginetomanageDesignLife systemupdates DesignLife processessavedwithresults FKMmeanstresswithmulticurve SN Materialmapimportdeactivate Seamweldenhancements BS7608andEurocode 3weldanalysis

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Questions

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JeffMentley HBM nCode Tel:+1.248.945.4368 jeff.mentley@ncode.com RayBrowell ANSYS,Inc. Tel:+1.724.514.3070 Ray.Browell@ansys.com

THANKYOU!

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