9.13. Durability Interface

To perform a durability analysis after the dynamic analysis, you can get a data as the FEMFAT format (*.unv) by Durability Interface. RAN, SRD (all component), and RPLT files should be generated to use this function.

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Figure 9.174 Durability Interface dialog box

  • Fatigue Software: Displays the supported fatigue software. RecurDyn supports only FEMFAT Interface for Fatigue Software.

  • Element Set: Selects an element set in the model.

  • Interval Factor: Defines the interval factor greater than 1 to reduce the time history data. This value must be an integer and the range is “1<=Interval Factor<=step”. If you set to 1, you can get the data of all steps.

  • Export File Name: Defines a file name and the file path to export. This file contains stress values of all nodes in the element set.

  • Generate file into only one file

    • If this option is checked, you can get a file which contains data of all steps only. The user uses this file as following figure.

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      Figure 9.175 FEMFAT using a file

    • If this option is unchecked, you can get files which contain data of each step. The file name is automatically created by “Export File Name” + “_” + “Index”. The user uses files as following figure.

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      Figure 9.176 FEMFAT using files