Evaluating Fatigue in Structural Components with COMSOL Multiphysics

Duration: 54:39

When evaluating fatigue in structural components, you can use COMSOL Multiphysics and the Fatigue Module. This archived webinar shows you how to model a mechanical shaft design and evaluate fatigue due to non-proportional loading. Time-varying loads applied to structural components can lead to fatigue failure even when the stresses and strains are not particularly high. Several add-on modules are featured here and offer important capabilities to simulate a fatigue cycle. Specific applications and example models from the Fatigue Module are shown including Rainflow counting, the Palmgren-Miner damage rule, and critical plane methods.

Chapter Selection

Introduction and Agenda (0:00) Modeling Fatigue in COMSOL Multiphysics (4:25) Demo: Mechanical Shaft with Fillet (31:14) Q&A Session (45:57) How to Try COMSOL Multiphysics (53:28)