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    Spline Misalignment

    Does anyone have information on the design of crown splines and the amount of misalignment they can withstand. I am designing a system that likely will need to withstand a total of 8 degrees misalignment and am unsure if a crown spline would be applicable. I have been unsuccessful in finding a...
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    Spline Misalignment

    Thanks Terry. Do you know of any books or other references (potentially a website) that describe how to calculate the amount of misalignment a crown spline can withstand?
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    Spline Misalignment

    I am working on a linkage system that has a relatively large amount of misalignment during operation due to thermals. I am planning to use a spline shaft in this linkage system. Does anyone know how much misalignment involute crowned splines can withstand (I'm sure there are variables that...
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    Component Fatigue Data Statistical Analysis

    I am not exactly turning number of cycles into ksi. I am doing stress-step testing. I first test the part at 5 ksi for 10e7 cycles. If the part does not fail within the 10e7 cycles, I increase the stress to 10 ksi and again run to 10e7 cycles. If the part again does not fail, I again...
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    Statistical Analysis on Limited Fatigue Data

    Is a Weibull analysis reasonable to use when I have step-stress data and failures? In other words, I have performed HCF testing on various components and found that the HCF strength reaches anywhere from 10 ksi to 30 ksi before failure occurs. Can I use a Weibull to accurately analyze this...
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    Component Fatigue Data Statistical Analysis

    Thank you for suggesting to look into Weibull analysis. It appears that a Weibaye or Weibest analysis may work for my case. One question I have on this is can a Weibull analysis be used with stress on the x-axis rather than a time based x-axis? All plots and examples that I have seen have...
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    Component Fatigue Data Statistical Analysis

    Hello, I am looking for some statistical methods that may be applicable to a study that I am performing. I am currently performing some vibratory high cycle fatigue (HCF) testing on some parts in a 1F mode. I need to demonstrate that the parts have a certain amount of HCF strength, for...
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    Statistical Analysis on Limited Fatigue Data

    Hello, I am looking for some statistical methods that may be applicable to a study that I am performing. I am currently performing some vibratory high cycle fatigue (HCF) testing on some parts in a 1F mode. I need to demonstrate that the parts have a certain amount of HCF strength, for...
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    Connect Nodes/Elements to Areas

    No, I had not tried that and it worked perfectly! Thanks for your help!
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    Connect Nodes/Elements to Areas

    I have imported volumes into ANSYS and meshed these with tets and bricks. I currently have the ability to select volumes and then subsequently select elements or nodes that are attached to these volumes. I thought that since the volumes are made up of areas, I could select an area and then...

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