You define a fatigue event of 20,000 load cycles that is based on the Ready_Static study.
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In the fatigue study tree, right-click Loading (-Constant Amplitude-) and click Add Event.
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In the PropertyManager:
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For Cycles
type 20000.
- In Loading Type
select Zero based (LR = 0).
- Click
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Simulation creates an
Event-1 icon in the
Loading folder. During each loading cycle, the loads, and hence stress components, of the reference static study change magnitudes from their maximum values to zero.
As a reference study for a fatigue event, you can select a static study, or stress results from a particular solution step of a nonlinear study or time history linear dynamic study.