Fatigue Theory for Engineers Training Course (FAT201)

Although many engineers receive almost no education on metal fatigue and durability, those who have may have found it too little, too academic and too long ago!

This course is specifically designed to give a thorough background of fatigue theory to engineers. Fatigue Theory for Engineers contains an overview of all the current theories used in fatigue modelling. The course includes hands-on worked examples in Stress-life and Strain-life methods and addresses the issues of recognising and categorising multi-axial fatigue behaviour, offering simplified solutions where appropriate. Fracture mechanics is also discussed.

This course is designed to refresh, update and fill out that knowledge by focusing on the application of modern fatigue analysis theory as used in both test and FE domains.

Who Should Attend:

As a two-day course it is also particularly suited as an overview for senior management who need to plan projects for durability. It is equally applicable for those contemplating fatigue analysis or those wishing to improve and accelerate their testing methods.

It assumes a good understanding of stress/strain behaviour of structures and a general appreciation of materials. This course is not software related.

Course Content:

• Approaches to Fatigue Design
• Durability Strategy
• Principles of Fatigue Life Estimation
• S-N (Stress Life) Method
• The Local Strain Approach
• Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
• Multiaxial Stresses and Strains
• Equivalent Stress and Strain Methods
• Multiaxial Assessment
• Critical Plane Methods
• Fatigue Life Prediction from FE and Strain Measurements

Prerequisites:

• Knowledge of engineering fundamentals and strength of materials.

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