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Hello, Looks like it becomes a hot topic! So just to make I got the point, let me recap your answers: -SN will predict life to failure at a given stress, without an initial flaw. As it's based on tests, a scatter factor shall be applied at the end to account for variations. If required, I...

Ok so we have also da/dN curves which predict crack growth rate, for different samples, and mode I II III. But, if the SN curve predicts life up to critical flaw size, then the crack becomes unstable and leads immediately to failure, right? I'm still confused sorry! I believe the best answer...

Thanks for your reply, it helps! So from your explanation, the SN curve provides the life from "a 0mm crack" to failure, found from test. However, what we do in crack prop analysis is to assume an existing flaw from NDI capability, and then find how ,any cycles it will take to failure. This...

Hello! I'm a bit puzzled about fatigue and crack propagation. Given a SN curve, this one will predict for a specific level of stress what number of cycles are required to FAILURE, let's say 10e6 cycles. Assuming an initial flaw of 1mm, and using Paris' law, a crack propagation analysis by...

Thanks all!! So BAretired, when you mention that shell resist applied load primarily by membrane stresses, can you elaborate the mechanism occuring? this is probably the point I did not manage to understand :-) Cheers

Thanks for your reply, it's much clearer now! Just another quick question, in case I have high compressive stresses for the max principal, should it considered also critical? Is Yield Strength in compression and traction the same? Cheer!

Hi, thanks for your quick reply. Actually the question is not necessarily related to FE, it's more a matter of structural mechanics and try to understand and be able to explain with word, why physically a shell surface will be stiffer than the same flat structure. I can sort of picture it from...

Hello! I try to understand why a shell is stiffer than a plate. I've read a note on the internet explaining that moving a point out of the surface of a thin shell like an egg takes more energy as the adjacent fibers have to be stretched, unlike a plate. But it does not make much sense, and I...

Thanks a lot for this first reply, it's helpful already! I dealing with spacecrafts, so yes it makes sense now to avoid the sine environment if it's related to the launch vehicle frequencies. As you know, vibrations and dynamics is essential for this industry, and I'm just starting, but it's a...

Hi TSG4, Thanks a lot for these guidance. So I've followed your advice, run t a buckling analysis for a spehrical cap under pressure. I've got a BLF of 10 and the shape of the first mode. it's not really the one I expected at it shows a direction opposite to the load. So from that, I will...

Hello! I'm currently working on a structure made of Titanium, Ti-6Al-4V, and it is heat treated to improve mechanical properties. So I''ve been through a lot of books, documents, internet to get a better understanding of the heat treatments, and now I'm a bit confused. So I need some help to...

Hi TGS4, I had a look at the ASME design rule but i'm still a bit puzzled about the rationale I should take. I'm using the NASA handbook 8032 for doubly curved shell. So what I've got assess is the hemispherical cap under pressure (imagine a bottle with the cylinder ending with a curved...

Hello, Thanks all for your replies! The material is ductile so the VM criterion makes sense. it's still a bit confusing to see that in this analysis (pressure vessel), there are peak hoop stress slightly higher than yield, but that we consider the VM for compliance. metengr, I don't fully...

Hello! I would like to assess the stress level at the location of a weld. Basically this is a tube into a solid; so the interface will be the surface contact which is a cylinder in that case. I'm aware that there is a connector menu in femap which has the option of weld, but i don't think I...

Thanks TGS4, I was not aware of ASME design rules, so I'll have a look I guess there will be relevant information for this buckling assessment!! From your experience, what range of KDF do you expect? 2-3 ish?