1: In the Simulation fatigue module, how can you simulate a bending stress alternating about a preload stress? The stress cycle would vary from preload minus one-half bending to preload plus one-half bending? The mean stress is the stress from preload. The alternation stress is the bending stress.


In Simulation Release 10.0, you can you simulate a stress cycle that varies from preload minus one-half bending to preload plus one-half bending by creating two environments.

Environment 1 = preload + 1/2 bending
Environment 2 = preload - 1/2 bending

You then need to specify the coefficients for each case to be one in the solution combination folder.

Mean Stress = .5*(E1 + E2) = .5*(preload - 1/2B + preload + 1/2B) = Preload Stress

Alternating Stress = .5*(E1 - E2) = .5*(preload + 1/2B - preload + 1/2B) = Bending Stress





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