I am a FE analyst and have been researching fatigue software packages to add to our capabilities. It seems that when evaluating welds, the Stress Life method is always used, even if it is a low cycle life situation. I have also come across an article that states that the Strain Life method is...
I am working on a FEA model of a steel structure under a high impact load. Several areas of the structure undergoes plastic deformation. I am getting good correlation with physical test with one exception. Material around a punched hole is just beginning to yield in the FEA model but has...
