Durability by Design - An introduction to fe-safeT and the VerityT methodology

Date: Monday June 19

Venue: Altair Engineering HQ, TROY, MICHIGAN

Presented by: Prof John Draper, Safe Technology Ltd

Dr Pingsha Dong, Battelle Institute

Fee: FREE

The seminar will cover: problems that can now be solved using durability analysis software for FEA models. A technology update in key areas of fatigue analysis is provided: multiaxial fatigue, effects of temperature, notch sensitivity and residual stresses; Why traditional methods of metal fatigue analysis get it wrong; An introduction to modern methods of metal fatigue analysis and why they get it right; An introduction to VerityT; An introduction to using fe-safe and the VerityT module with FEA software; A live demo of fe-safeT and VerityT in fe-safe

· fe-safeT - the leading durability analysis software for FEA models. fe-safeT incorporates the most sophisticated fatigue analysis technology available in commercial software. As a result, fe-safe is changing the way design engineers perceive fatigue analysis software tools. Professor John Draper will provide a technology update on modern methods of metal fatigue and live demo of fe-safeT.

· VerityT is the revolutionary structural stress method developed by Battelle for fatigue of welded structures. VerityT has won several prestigious industry awards and has been showcased in articles in both Business Week and Time magazines. Dr Pingsha Dong will give an overview of the method and show its advantages in terms of accuracy and ease of application.

Who should attend: Design and Test Engineers responsible for product durability in the ground vehicle, aerospace and manufacturing industries interested in durability analysis and fatigue welded structure. No previous knowledge of fatigue is necessary.

Recent Advances in Weld Fatigue Research and An Introduction to the Structural Stress Method and VerityT

Note two dates and locations for this course in June

Date: Tuesday June 20th
Venue: Altair Engineering HQ, TROY,
MICHIGAN

Date: Thursday June 22nd
Venue: Engineering Methods Inc (EMI),
CINCINNATI, OHIO

Presented by: Dr Pingsha Dong, Battelle

Fee: $500

This course provides a unique opportunity for attendees to learn about the most powerful structural stress method developed to date for fatigue evaluation of welded structures, from its mechanics basis, numerical implementation and mesh-insensitivity, to S-N data correlations and life predictions. Participants will become familiar with some of the most important issues associated with fatigue of welded joints and existing design and analysis methods.

Participants will be trained to:

Understand the state of art analysis techniques for welded structures
Solve basic fatigue design problems
Effectively interpret lab fatigue test design
Perform CAE fatigue life estimations for small-scale fatigue problems

Who should attend: Design and Test Engineers responsible for durability of welded structures

Modern Methods of Metal Fatigue Analysis Theory

Date: Wednesday June 21st - Friday June 23rd

Venue: Altair Engineering HQ, Troy, Michigan,

Presented by: Professor John Draper, Safe Technology Ltd

Fee: $1295

The seminars will cover: an introduction to modern theories of metal fatigue and their practical application through worked examples and interaction/discussion. There is a strong emphasis on what is possible and the pitfalls to avoid. A professional volume of course notes forms a self-contained reference book.

Introduction to fatigue; local stress-strain fatigue; materials data; signal analysis for fatigue; using stress-life data; examples of fatigue failures & fatigue tests; geometric effects; fatigue analysis in practice; introduction to biaxial fatigue; biaxial fatigue using equivalent stress/strain; critical plane analysis; fatigue lives from finite element models; statistics & reliability; crack growth analysis; fatigue lives from the PSD; fatigue test & design ; additional advanced topics

Who should attend: Design and Test Engineers responsible for product durability in the ground vehicle, aerospace and manufacturing industries. No previous knowledge of fatigue is necessary.