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Contents

1. Calculation of Life Cycle and Damage about Beam.......................................................................... - 2 -

1.1 Importing Beam analysis result.................................................................................................... - 2 -
1.2 Creation of User Material ............................................................................................................ - 4 -
1.3 Defining Material for fatigue analysis ......................................................................................... - 6 -
1.4 Applying Material on Flexble Body............................................................................................. - 9 -
1.5 Fatigue analysis .......................................................................................................................... - 11 -

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1. Calculation of Life Cycle and Damage about Beam

1.1 Importing Beam analysis result

1. Double click on ANSYS Motion Postprocessor icon for fatigue analysis .

< ANSYS Motion icon >

< ANSYS Motion POST >

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2. Copy and extract “Fatigue.zip” file from “ANSYS Motion installed path\Motion\Document\” to
user directory. And import the BEAM1.dfr file.

< Imported BEAM1.dfr >

3. Click Stress Vonmisess in [ ] Stress and verify Vonmisess Stress.

< Vonmisess Stress of Beam >

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1.2 Creation of User Material

1. Select [User Material Library..] of [Tool] [ Fatigue] tab for User Material creation.

< User Material Library icon >

2. Click [Load Standard Library] to make a User Material from created Standard Material.

< User Material Library dialog >

3. Check Enable of AISI1012 in Standard Material Library and Click [OK].

< Select AISI1020 >

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4. Verify imported AISI1012.

< Imported AISI1020 >

5. Modify Material name to [BEAMMATERIAL] in [Name] tab. And modify Yield strength to 270,
Ultimate Tensile Strength to 410 in [Static Data] tab. And click [Update].

< Modify imported AISI1020 >

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6. Verify created new BEAMMATERIAL and click on OK or Apply.

< Modified AISI1020 >

1.3 Defining Material for fatigue analysis

1. Click [Material] of [Toll] [Fatigue] tab to import User Material fatigue analysis.

< Material icon >

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2. Select [Load User Library] to import User Material.

< Material List dialog >

3. Check Enable tab of BEAMMATERIAL and click [OK].

< Select BEAMMATERIAL >

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4. After verifying BEAMMATERIAL in Material List, select [Load Standard Library] to import
Standard Library Material. And click OK.

< Material List dialog >

5. After Checking Enable tab of AISI1012, click [OK].

< Select AISI1012 >

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6. Verify added AISI1012 in Material List and click on OK or Apply.

< Added Material in Material List >

1.4 Applying Material on Flexble Body

1. Click [Flexible Body..] of [Toll] [Fatigue] tab to apply Flexible Body for Fatigue analysis.

< Flexible Body icon >

2. Select [Comp1] that belongs to FEBody_01.

< Flexible Body dialog >

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3. Select [Comp1], and[BEAMMATERIAL] for FEBody_01 and click [Apply].

< Apply BEAMMATERIAL >

4. Click [OK] to finish.

< Verify applied BEAMMATERIAL >

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1.5 Fatigue analysis

1. Click [Run..] of [Toll] [Fatigue] tab for Fatigue analysis execution.

< Run icon >

2. Check Enable tab of FEBody_01.

< Run property dialog >

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3. Select Von-Mises in Stress/Strain Combination Type for Fatigue analysis.

< Select Stress/Strain Combination Type >

4. After selecting Neglct in Mean Stress Effect Type, click Run.

< Selct Mean Stress Effect Type >

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5. If the analysis is completed, verify [BEAM1.dfr] and BEAM1.dffrf files that belongs to
DataBase Navigator.

< Verify analysis >

6. Double click [Life_Cycle] button of Fatigue in Contour.

< Contour >

7. Verify the analysis result of Life_Cycle.(Please, click on Play button)

< Verify Life_Cycle result >

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8. Double click [Damage] button of Fatigue in Contour.

< Contour >

9. Verify analysis result of Damage.

< Verify Damage result >

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