Factor of Safety

- November 16, 2019 at 6:13 am
  
  AmarisDLR
  Subscriber
  
  Hello,
  
  I am trying to model a shelf bracket as a 2D surface.
  
  When I try to get the factor of safety, I only see Max and Min of 15. It will not change , even as I modify my geometry and loads.
  
  I am using Structural Steel as the material, and I see the S-N curve in engineering data.
  
  What could be the issue?
- November 17, 2019 at 11:29 am
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  The only thing I can think of is the load is very light. In the example below, if I reduce the load by a factor of 10^-6, I can get that effect. What if you increase the load by a factor of 10^+6? I can look at your model if you use File, Archive to create a .wbpz file, which you can attach after you post your reply and say what version of ANSYS you are using.