How to perform a Random Vibration Fatigue Analysis — Lesson 4

Many of the components are subjected to repeated loading which is of random nature in day-to-day life. Even though these loadings generate low stresses in the components, continuous loads often cause fatigue. As a result, it is critical to do a fatigue study to assess the damage caused by the vibrations and to compute the estimated life of the part concerned. In this video, we'll go through the importance of performing a random vibration fatigue study and how to accomplish it in Ansys Mechanical using the Fatigue Tool.



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Video Highlights:

1:20 - Random Vibration Analysis (General)

2:04 - Stress Life and Strain Life fatigue analysis

2:44 - Ansys Fatigue Tool (General)

3:05 - SN Fatigue Analysis

3:22 - Engineering Data — Defining a Material

6:38 - Cycle Counting Methods for Vibration-Induced Fatigue Analysis

8:37 - Statistical Frequency Definition

8:52 - Random Vibration Analysis Settings

10:40 - Mode superposition Workflow on the Project Page

11:16 - Mesh Sizing

11:28 - Modal Analysis — Analysis Settings

11:51 - Modal Analysis — Boundary Conditions

12:10 - Random Vibration — Loads

12:48 - Random Vibration — Analysis Settings

13:01 - Random Vibration Analysis Results

Simulation Files

Download the accompanying archived project files used in the video lesson here. Ansys Student can be downloaded for free here.