Introduction to fe-safe ® 2017
Introduction to fe-safe®
2017
Course objectives Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
Set up and run various fatigue analyses using fe-safe
Set up models and import models into fe-safe
Select a material for fatigue analysis
Set up your loadings
Run various analyses in fe-safe
Targeted audience Simulation Analysts
Prerequisites None
About this Course
2 days
Day 1
Lesson 1 Overview of Fatigue and fe-safe
Demo 1 A First Look at fe-safe
Lesson 2 fe-safe User Interface
Workshop 1 Signal Processing (Optional)
Lesson 3 Defining Group Parameters
Workshop 2 FEA Fatigue of a Notched Steel Tube
Lesson 4 Theory of Fatigue
Workshop 3 Approximating and Customizing Fatigue Properties of Materials (Optional)
Lesson 5 Loading Methods in fe-safe
Workshop 4 Generating Loading Definitions
Day 2
Lesson 5 Loading Methods in fe-safe (cont’d)
Workshop 5 Generating Complex Loading Definitions
Lesson 6 Fatigue Analysis Process and Algorithms
Workshop 6 Finite Life and Target Life of a Notched Shaft
Lesson 7 fe-safe Diagnostic Techniques
Workshop 7 Exports and Outputs for a Notched Shaft Analysis
Lesson 8 Infinite Life, Probability and Theory of Critical Distances (Optional)
Additional Material
Appendix 1 High Temperature Fatigue Analysis in fe-safe
Appendix 2 Rotational Symmetry of Loading
Appendix 3 Signal Processing with safe4fatigue
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Revision Status
Lesson 1 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 2 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 3 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 4 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 5 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 6 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 7 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Lesson 8 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 1 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 2 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 3 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 4 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 5 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 6 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Workshop 7 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Appendix 1 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Appendix 2 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
Appendix 3 11/16 Updated for fe-safe 2017
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Lesson content:
Overview of Fatigue
FEA Fatigue
Overview of fe-safe
Add-on Modules, Extensions and Partner Products
Summary
Demonstration 1: A First Look at fe-safe
Lesson 1: Overview of Fatigue and fe-safe
45 minutes
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Lesson content:
Starting fe-safe
GUI Components
Logging
Loaded Data Files Window
Material Databases Window
Current FE Models Window
Project Directory
Analysis Options
Workshop 1: Signal Processing (Optional)
Lesson 2: fe-safe User Interface
60 Minutes
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Lesson content:
Group Parameters
Analysis Subgroup
Surface Finish
Material Designation
Fatigue Algorithms
In-plane Residual Stress
SN Scale
SN Data Knock-Down Curve
Workshop 2: FEA Fatigue of a Notched Steel Tube
Lesson 3: Defining Group Parameters
30 Minutes
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Lesson content:
Three Stages of Fatigue Failure
Early Examples of Fatigue Testing
Load History with Two Blocks of Constant Amplitude
Variable Amplitude Loading
Effects of Variable Amplitude Loading
Effect of Mean Stress on Fatigue Life
Stress-based Fatigue
Strain-based Fatigue
Surface Finish
In-plane Residuals
Material Approximation
Workshop 3: Approximating and Customizing Fatigue Properties of Materials (Optional)
Lesson 4: Theory of Fatigue
45 Minutes
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Lesson content:
Loading Methods in fe-safe
Single Load History (Scale-and-Combine Loading)
Component with Multiple Load Histories
A Sequence of Stresses from the FE Analysis
Frequency-based Fatigue Loading
Summary of Basic Loading Definitions
Workshop 4: Generating Loading Definitions
Multiple Block Loading
Load Block Transitions
Additional Loading Capabilities
Conventional High Temperature Fatigue
Residual Stress Dataset Pair
Superposition of High and Low Frequency Loads
Summary
Workshop 5: Generating Complex Loading Definitions
Lesson 5: Loading Methods in fe-safe
1 hour
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Lesson content:
fe-safe Analysis Process
Damage Parameters
Out-of-phase Biaxial Stresses
Critical Plane Methods
Mean Stress Corrections
Fatigue Algorithms
Strain-based Fatigue Algorithms
Stress-based Fatigue Algorithms
Uniaxial Fatigue Algorithms
Advanced Fatigue Algorithms
Factor of Strength
Workshop 6: Finite Life and Target Life of a Notched Shaft
Lesson 6: Fatigue Analysis Process and Algorithms
1 hour
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Lesson content:
Diagnostic Techniques
Source File
Exports and Outputs
Gauges and Influence Coefficients
Hotspot Detection
Workshop 7: Exports and Outputs for a Notched Shaft Analysis
Lesson 7: fe-safe Diagnostic Techniques
45 Minutes
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Lesson content:
Infinite Life Algorithms
Design Target and Probability Calculations
Fatigue Reserve Factor Analysis
Theory of Critical Distances
Theory of Critical Distances Testing
Failure Rate for Target Lives
Lesson 8: Infinite Life, Probability and Theory of Critical Distances
45 Minutes
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Appendix content:
Background
High Temperature Fatigue Methods
Conventional High Temperature Fatigue in fe-safe
Conventional High Temperature Fatigue Example
Creep – Fatigue
fe-safe/TURBOlife Overview
Interpolation and Extrapolation of Sparse Data Tables in fe-safe
fe-safe/TURBOlife Ductility Exhaustion
fe-safe/TURBOlife Ductility Exhaustion Example
fe-safe/TURBOlife Strain Range Partitioning
fe-safe/TURBOlife Strain Range Partitioning Example
fe-safe/TURBOlife Concluding Comments
Appendix 1: High Temperature Fatigue Analysis in fe-safe
45 Minutes
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Appendix content:
fe-safe®/Rotate
fe-safe/Rotate Example
Using fe-safe/Rotate
Appendix 2: Rotational Symmetry of Loading
20 Minutes
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Appendix content:
Signal Processing – safe4fatigue
Strain Gauge Fatigue
Exporting a Simulated Strain Gauge Reading from fe-safe®
Using fe-safe to Design and Validate Test Command Signals
Intermittent Contact Conditions
Appendix 3: Signal Processing with safe4fatigue
20 minutes