Fatigue Design and Evaluation Committee 

Introduction and Welcome, 8:00

Christoph Leser, Dan Lingenfelser, Tom Cordes

Technical Presentations

• Professor Greg Glinka ( University of Waterloo ) 45 min

A study of the stress ratio effects on fatigue crack growth using the unified two-parameter fatigue crack growth driving force

• Professor John Goldak ( Carleton University ) 45 min

Enabling a designer to simulate the transient 3D temperature field, the evolution of microstructure in low alloy steel welds, transient 3D displacement, stress and strain in the structure as it is being welded  

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Case Studies of “Real World” Problems Requiring “Quality” Fatigue Analysis

• Professor Darrell Socie - Using “Fatigue Calculator” 30 min

• Mark Pompetzki or Tom Cordes – Using “nCode Tools” 30 min

• Dick Kading – Using “LMS Tools” 30 min

• Matthias Meise  – Using “FemFat Tools” 30 min

• Professor Greg Glinka – Using “His Software” 30 min

• Radwan Hazime – “Using FE-Safe” 30 min

Perspectives

The Future of Fatigue Life Prediction – Dan Lingenfelser, optional presentation can be removed if time gets short, 30 min

Future Focused Effort(s) {Working Session}

Weld Fatigue

• John Bonnen summary of past efforts, discussion on future, 60 min 

• Dan Lingenfelser/Mohammed Elzien

Total Fatigue Life Predicting {Crack Initiation (Ni) + Crack Propagation (Np)}