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AGENDA

The SAE Fatigue Design and Evaluation Committee will meet at

International Truck and Engine Corporation

Truck Development and Technology Center (TDTC)

2911 Meyer Road

Fort Wayne , IN   46803

April 12-14, 2004 . 

Your host is:

Michele Wegscheid

Senior Analysis Engineer

International Truck and Engine Corporation

Mail bin 18

PO Box 1109

Fort Wayne , IN   46801-1109

260-461-1094

Michele.Wegscheid(at)Nav-International.com

A block of rooms has been reserved at the

Fort Wayne Marriott Hotel

305 East Washington Center Road

Fort Wayne , IN   46825

260-484-0411

800-228-9290

35 rooms have been reserved for Monday and Tuesday night.  The room rate is

$89 per night for a single or double.  Applicable state and local taxes are

approximately 12%.  The block will be held until March 22nd, after which

reservations will only be accepted on a space and rate available basis.

You must call the hotel directly to reserve your room.  Be sure to ask for

the International Truck & Engine Corporation rate.

On Monday April 12, a meeting room is reserved at TDTC for the Surface

Enhancement Division from 11:00 am until 4:30 pm .  That evening, the

executive board will meet in the Executive Boardroom at the Marriott from

6:00 pm until 9:00 pm .  Meeting rooms have been reserved at TDTC all day on

Tuesday and until noon on Wednesday.

Important:

* Due to security procedures, you must register in advance for the meeting

by e-mailing Michele Wegscheid.

* No cameras or other photo capable equipment, including cell-phones, are

allowed at TDTC.

* TDTC is a zero-tobacco facility.  No tobacco use is allowed anywhere

on-site.  This includes the parking lots.

Please RSVP by email to Michele.Wegscheid(at)Nav-International.com and rchernen(at)ford.com with name, company, and a phone # if you are planning to attend.

There will be a $20.00 registration fee for coffee, donuts, pop, etc.

Agenda:  SAE Fatigue Design & Evaluation Committee Meeting

April 12-14, 2004

International Truck and Engine Corporation

Truck Development & Technology Center (TDTC)

Fort Wayne , IN

Host: Michele Wegscheid

Monday, April 12, 2004

11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.    Surface Enhancement Group Meeting

                                    TDTC CR 1C

                                    (Must be out of the room promptly at 4:30 )

7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.    Executive Committee Meeting

                                    Marriott Hotel – Executive Boardroom

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

TDTC Navigator Room

7:30 a.m.       Registration

                    Continental breakfast

8:00 a.m.       Main Committee Meeting

                    Announcements – Russ Chernenkoff

                    Local Arrangements – Michele Wegscheid

8:15 a.m.       David Price, VP Core Engineering & Product Support

                    VK Sharma, Director Technical Development & Vehicle Integration

                    International Truck & Engine

                    Welcome and Introduction to TDTC

8:45 am        Henry O Fuchs Student Award and Presentation:

Climbing the Fatigue Life Mountain : Optimized Shot Peening for Automotive Suspension Coil Springs - James Funke, DCX

9:15 a.m.       Refreshment Break

                    (15 minutes)

9:30 a.m.       FEM Analysis of School Bus Fuel System Integrity

                    Eunsuk Lee, Analysis Engineer, International

10:00 a.m.     Past Practice, Present Use & Future Directions for CAE at TDTC

                    Les Grundman, CAE Manager, International

10:30 a.m.     Acumen – Structural Analysis by Designers

                    Michele Wegscheid, Analysis Engineer, International

11:00 a.m.     Fatigue and Failure Analysis

                    Doug Bailey, Metallurgist, International

11:30 a.m.     Lunch, catered

                    TDTC Navigator Room

12:30 p.m.     *  Shot Peening Group Report Out – Jack Champaigne

                    *  FD&E Committee Business

12:50 p.m.     Key Factors Contributing to Durability Performance of Welded Components – Cindy Jiang, A.E.T. Integration, Inc.

1:15 p.m.       Overview on Friction Stir Welding of Aerospace Aluminum and Resulting Properties – Matt Hansen, MTS

1:40 p.m.      Improving Fatigue Resistance of P/M Components Right Where You Need It - Joe Newkirk, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla

2:05 p.m       Integration of Fatigue Life Prediction into the Optimization Procedure - Helmut Dannbauer and Gerald Schwarz, FEMFAT North America

2:30 p.m.      Refreshment Break

                    (15 minutes)

2:45 p.m.      Weld Challenge II     ----  (+ weld group planning) – John Bonnen / Al Conle

5:00 p.m.      End weld challenge and planning

Tuesday Evening, April 13, 2004

Marriott Hotel, Cord/Duesenberg Room

6:00 p.m.    Social hour hosted by FEMFAT

                  (until 9:00 p.m.)

Wednesday Morning, April 14, 2004

TDTC Navigator Room

7:30 a.m.      Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m       Relative Fatigue Calculations in Durability Testing: Keeping Perspective - Kurt Munson, nCode

8:25 a.m       Bolt Fatigue Progress Reports (+ planning)  – Ralph Stephens / Steve Tipton

9:15 a.m.      Planning session  - full committee

                    TDTC Navigator Room

10:15 a.m.    Refreshment Break

                    (15 minutes)

10:30 a.m.    Group A - facility tour

                    Group B - Ride ‘n Drive

11:30 a.m.    Group A – Ride ‘n Drive

                    Group B – facility tour

12:30 p.m.    General meeting ends.

12:30 p.m.    Executive Committee wrap-up meeting at lunch

                    TDTC CR 1C