Fatigue Analysis as per ASME BPVC Section VIII, Div.

2, Part-5
Fatigue by Elastic Approach (Elastic Stress Analysis & Equivalent Stresses)
Step1: Determining the load history
Peak and Valley loading conditions (Rain flow method/Max.Min cycle counting method

Step2: Static Analysis

Static structural equivalent stress range
m n
Δ σ ij ,k = σ ij, k − σ ij ,k

LC1-LC2
Peak-Valley
1 0.5
Δ S p ,k =
√2
[
( Δ σ 11 ,k − Δ σ 22, k ) + ( Δ σ 11, k −Δ σ 33, k ) + ( Δ σ 22 ,k − Δ σ 33 , k ) + 6 ( Δ σ 12 ,k + Δ σ 13 ,k + Δ σ 23 ,k )
2 2 2 2 2 2
]

Step3: Thermal coupled structural analysis

Local thermal equivalent stress range
¿ mLT nLT
Δ σ 1=σ 1 −σ 1
TLC-1 - TLC2
¿

1 0.5
Δ S ¿, k =
√2
[ ¿ ¿ 2 ¿ ¿ 2 ¿ ¿ 2
x ( Δ σ 1− Δ σ 2 ) + ( Δ σ 1 −Δ σ 3 ) + ( Δ σ 2−Δ σ 3 ) ]

Step4: Determine Effective alternating equivalent stress amplitude.

K f ⋅ K e ,k ⋅ ( Δ S p ,k −Δ S¿ ,k ) + K v ,k ⋅ Δ S¿ ,k
Salt , k =
2

Step5: Determine Permissible fatigue life.

N=10X
Step6: Determine Fatigue Damage.
n
Df =
N