Why 10% More Load Halves the Service Life
It is one of the most uncomfortable numbers in fatigue analysis: for notched, unwelded regions of a component, the calculated service life is halved when the load increases by just 10%. Not by 10%, not by 20% — by half.
Anyone sizing components should...
DI at the SIMULIA Regional User Meeting EuroCentral 2026
At the SIMULIA Regional User Meeting — EuroCentral 2026 in Darmstadt, DI - Die Ingenieure was present with a talk. The event took place from 16 to 18 June 2026 at the Darmstadtium and brought users of the SIMULIA tools — including Abaqus —...