Structural and Fatigue Analyses of a Shaft with a Fillet
This benchmark model shows how to perform a high-cycle fatigue analysis for nonproportional loading using critical planes.Two time-dependent loads are applied to the small end of a shaft: a transverse force, causing bending, and a twisting moment.
In this model, a shaft with a fillet is exposed to a non-proportional loading history consisting of a transversal force and torque. The two static load cases are used to perform a multiaxial fatigue analysis calculating the utilization factor.
The fatigue analysis is performed using the postprocessing tools available in the Structural Mechanics Module in symbiosis with MATLAB.
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Boundary plot of the von Mises stress distribution and deformed shape plot. |
Engineering Fields
- Linear Static Analysis
Application Areas
- Structural Mechanics