Weld fatigue and durability explained

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team May 26, 2006

Two seminars explore the modern theories and practical application of durability and weld fatigue techniques and offer an introduction to fe-safe and Verity in fe-safe.

Two weld fatigue and durability seminars will be presented by noted fatigue and durability authority, Professor John Draper, CEO of Safe Technology (UK) and Dr Pingsha Dong, Technical Director of Welded Structures Research at the Battelle Institute (USA) and the lead researcher behind Verity.

These seminars explore the modern theories and practical application of durability and weld fatigue and offer an introduction to fe-safe and Verity in fe-safe.

"Durability by design - an introduction to fe-safe and the Verity methodology" will be held on Monday 26th June 2006 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport, UK The free seminar will cover: problems that can now be solved using durability analysis software for FEA models.

A technology update in key areas of fatigue analysis will be provided: multiaxial fatigue, effects of temperature, notch sensitivity and residual stresses; why traditional methods of metal fatigue analysis get it wrong; an introduction to modern methods of metal fatigue analysis and why they get it right; an introduction to Verity; an introduction to using fe-safe and the Verity module with FEA software; and a live demo of fe-safe and Verity in fe-safe.

"Recent advances in weld fatigue research and an introduction to the structural stress method and Verity" will be held the following day at the same venue.

This course provides a unique opportunity for delegates to learn about the most powerful structural stress method developed to date for fatigue evaluation of welded structures, from its mechanics basis, numerical implementation and mesh-insensitivity, to S-N data correlations and life predictions.

Participants will become familiar with some of the most important issues associated with fatigue of welded joints and existing design and analysis methods.

There is a fee of GBP 250 plus VAT for this seminar.