Fatigue Analysis

Machinery often fails under the action of repeating or fluctuating stresses, even when the calculated stress is well below the ultimate strength of the material, and in many causes even below the yield strength. The distinguishing characteristics of such failures is that the stresses have been repeated a very large number of times. This is fatigue failure.

Autodesk Simulation Mechanical includes a Fatigue Wizard that makes complex fatigue life assessment both achievable and affordable. Fatique analyses can be performed on both linear and nonlinear structural simulation results. Some of the capabilities include:

For complete information, refer to the Fatigue Wizard help.