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[AndreMalavasi]

Hello Everyone.

I am performing a Fatigue Analysis inside Static Structural. I need to input the Load Force as a Load Block Force, as showed below:

 

However, I do not know how to do it. Below is my Project Outline Structure:

Where I can set up this specific load block force? "Remote Force" as "Tabular" or "Function"? "Fatigue Tool Loading" History Data? Do I need to elaborate a matrix, xls, dat or txt with the load forces?

Load forces are only in "Y" Direction, compression and tension.

Thank you!

[danielshaw]

The Mechanical Fatigue Tool (FT) does not directly support that type of loading.  To use the FT, you would need to run 6 individual fatigue evaluations and then use a Fatigue Combination to linearly combine the damages (Miner's rule).